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From: jtn@potomac.ads.com (John T. Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac pricing and the future of the Mac
Summary: software
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Date: 20 Mar 89 23:33:37 GMT
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Organization: Advanced Decision Systems, Arlington VA
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> What would you be content with?  There is always something better.  As for
> a company making a better machine, the NeXT isn't it.  Besides, there is no
> software for it.

There wasn't any software for the Mac when it was first introduced
either.

> with them.  The software isn't there, and there are no manuals to look at so
> you can write some.  No one here has found the machine so amazing that they

The machine is still in Beta release... what do you expect?

> I just don't see how so many people can be duped with the newest media
> darling when what they have does everything they want.  As for Apple being
> scared, I don't think the NeXT keeps them awake at night.

They're in different markets ... NeXT is trying to capture the
educational market-place and Apple is hitting on the corporate world
big time.  As a Unix box, the Mac can't compare to the NeXT.