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From: ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
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Subject: Re: 16Mhz  why in the world....
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Date: 28 Mar 89 16:04:22 GMT
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In article <1455@ccnysci.UUCP>, alexis@ccnysci.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) writes...
[....]
>Good question. There are two answers. The first can be found in a flame/article
>I posted about two-three weeks ago. To summarize, it said that while Apple's
>technical people are generally very good to great, Apple marketing (and thus
>Apple as a whole) is run by idiots. Rarely has a corporation coasted so long
>on its past achievements (except, hmm, IBM in the mid-80's). Would you believe
>that things like (for example) HyperCard updates and host adaptor cards
>have sat around for months because Apple Marketing didn't know what the hell
>to do with them? (Or maybe they didn't understand what they were. How do you
>explain MacAPPC to idiots?)
[...]
>There is one bright spot. I heard recently that Apple is delaying the "Four-
>Square" machine past the original intro date. The reason, I hear, is that
>Motorola is suddenly giving them very encouraging news about high-speed
>parts in quantity. If this is true, things will suddenly be looking a lot
>better. So we may get a 33 MHz '030 in October, instead of a 25 MHz '030 in
>August.



I believe you'll be seeing more of the same: the market has changed and Apple
is adapting, although I think it's taking a while.  Between Next, Sun and Dec,
Apple has to offer more bang for the buck, and they will [e.g. the delayed
introduction fo the "Four-Square"].  I believe they may be putting an '030 in
their Laptop, and the Laptop itself introduces some new screen technology.  So
I think Apple's "coasting" days are over.  I hope so.



Robert
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