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From: admiral@m-5.Sun.COM (Michael Limprecht SUN Microsystems Mt. View Ca.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Xerox sues Apple!!!
Summary: stratospheric pricing?
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Date: 22 Dec 89 01:53:37 GMT
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In article <624@bogart.UUCP>, jerry@polygen.uucp (Jerry Shekhel) writes:
> In article <10457@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> mithomas@bsu-cs.UUCP (Michael Thomas Niehaus) writes:
> 
> I wouldn't make any generalizations here.  Mac users, just like PC users, are
> a large and varied bunch.  Personally, I like both systems, but PC's seem to
> make more sense to me, as I can easily buy a UNIX-capable PC with SuperVGA
> graphics (640x480x256), a 25MHz processor, and a big disk for less than $3K.
> That's less than the base price of a B/W MacToaster WITHOUT A KEYBOARD!  I've
> got to admit, those IIx's with the 24-bit color cards are nice, but what's
> with the stratospheric pricing?
> 

When your the only one who makes the machine you can charge whatever
you want.

Can you say GOUGE.... I knew you could.

P.S. That may change soon as more and more machines have a windows
interface and can match or meet the Mac's speed. Which shouldn't
be hard. 

-Mick