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From: rewing@Apple.COM (Richard Ewing)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: What do I want to see in the Apple of the 90's?
Summary: Give it a rest people!
Message-ID: <37332@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 17 Dec 89 00:19:23 GMT
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I've been reading all this Mac vs. NeXT thread for the past week, and
have even participated in some of it when the allegations against the
Mac got ridiculous and inaccurate.  But I personally am getting
weary about this especially when *no one* is contributing  anything
contructive to this, outside of "My machine handles objects better
than yours", or "My machine has more apps than yours" or "My machine
is faster than yours"....ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

You know, when it comes right down to it, the Mac and the Cube don't
compete directly in most enviroments, and for the ones we do, I
haven't heard many good arguments on why customers buy one machine
over the other.  All you guys are spouting off the mouth about hard
specs and esoteric BS that quite frankly gets a little old in the real world.
I have a hell of a lot of respect for the Cube regarding technical
innovation, sound, unix enviroment and such, but that doesn't mean
that I want to froth at the mouth, and bash every Mac at a moments notice.
Likewise, the Mac has 32-bit color, myriads of storage options,
multiple screens and a vast software collection in all catagories,
but I don't bash NeXT for being a relative newcomer, or that
solutions aren't here yet.  The NeXT has toomuch going for it
for it to wither and die next year.

About two years ago, I think I would have held most of the opinions that
many of you on both sides do.  But now that I am an engineer
in a sales enviroment, I see things from both sides of the street.
Most of the things you people argue about do not matter to the
customer unless there is something specific than one can do over the
other.  But most of the times, one feature or product does not
convince someone to use that platform...or close sales.  You all
miss the point on several issues, and as the volume level increases,
the strength of the arguments deteriorates dramatically.

These places are meant as a forum to discuss the relative strenghts
and weaknesses of a platform on several issues.  And sure, every now
and then, a flame is necessary.  But before this gets any worse,
please take a deep breath, reread what you've written, and think twice
before sending it.  Some of it is downright laughable.  Others
kill your own arguments.

(stepping of the soapbox...my "flame" is done)

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