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From: Kreme@cup.portal.com (Lewis Kreme Butler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Another GS+ rumor..
Message-ID: <16948@cup.portal.com>
Date: 9 Apr 89 22:46:20 GMT
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|Well, consider this:  I would never, ever buy a color Mac to replace my
|IIGS after Apple has relegated the Apple II line to oblivion, UNLESS the
|color Mac provided support for the majority of my existing Apple II
|applications.  That is what happens when corporate money-grubbing
|mentality "hurts my feelings" by treating existing customers like dirt.
|
|That's why I think that the RATIONAL course for Apple, assuming they
|do want to discontinue a separate Apple II product line, is to come up
|with a "bridge" system.  If they want to continue two separate product
|lines that is okay too, so long as they both receive adequate support.

I must say, I agree with you completely.  If apple wants to merge their
product lines it would be best to create a low end Mac that is fully
comatible with the // line.  This way they would be able to phase out the
// line while still suporting the vast amounts of software that is
available for these machines. 

On the one hand it sounds too good to be true, but on the other, it looks
like a smart business decision.  I won't be holding my breath, but I'll
keep my fingers crossed.

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