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From: wetter@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu (Pierce T. Wetter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Where's the REVOLUTION
Message-ID: <10850@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>
Date: 31 May 89 11:07:41 GMT
References: <89147.153425MDM107@PSUVM> <3731@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> <11899@well.UUCP>
Reply-To: wetter@cit-vax.UUCP (Pierce T. Wetter)
Organization: California Institute of Technology
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]     The revolution is over.  NeXT blew it.  It just isn't enough better
]to compete with the big players.  It's very like the Amiga in that regard;
]technically neat, initially shipped with very flakey software, and lacking
]both serious applications and a dealer structure capable of supporting it.
>
  AHEM. First of all, the NeXT machine hasn't shipped, all of the current
reports are about BETA-TEST software. Hence the name Release .9
Secondly, support comes from your university computing center just like it
does for PC's and Macs. If you buy one from Businessland, you pay more and
you get support from them instead.

Pierce

P.S. Once the 1.0 actually ships, feel free to bitch about NeXT all you want.

Disclaimer: I've played with our campus's THREE NeXT machines and was 
obviously brainwashed by some strange instrument in the box.

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