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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
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Subject: Re: Apple's display at Computer Fair
Summary: ragging on the GS-II
Keywords: displays competition education IIGS NeXT
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Date: 31 Mar 89 03:49:45 GMT
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Having heard Jean-Louis Gassee (spelling) and John Sculley talk, I
get the impression quite definitely that Apple would like us to
forget that the Apple II line existed.  It is almost like Apple
continues making the GS grudginly to quell schools' complaints of
obsolescene.  I do think that the GS is a pretty neat pice of
computing iron; I'd like to see then take full advantage of what
the hardware has to offer.

I agree that GS/OS almost seems to have been purposely kept from being
too good compared to the Macintosh.

To be fair to Apple, I can understand the desire to downplay the
Apple II.  Obviously, it take a fair amount of investment of
personell and capital to make revs to the O/S, etc.  It would cost
less for them if they had only the Mac O/S to be developing for.  I
have a feeling that Apple feels that for some reason, the GS is not
business-like enough, and they are worried that will have an impact
on the pinstipe-suit market that still has an IBM leaning.  I'm not
a marketing executive, so I can't figure out why that worries
Apple.  Curious...

Apple has brought out a number of hardware upgrades to the IIc
recently, etc, so the line is not totally forgotten.

Bill