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From: philip@Kermit.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Phil & Dave, where are you?  All is forgiven: come home!
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Date: 7 Feb 90 23:41:34 GMT
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In article <38426@apple.Apple.COM>, mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson)
writes:

> a case for it.  In my humble opinion (not that of Apple), if all goes WELL,
> non-Partners and non-Associates will soon see this type of information and
> these types of tools made available through APDA.  But that is my idea of

> -- 
> Mark B. Johnson                                            AppleLink:
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> Developer Technical Support                         domain:
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> Apple Computer, Inc.         UUCP: 
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> 
> "You gave your life to become the person you are right now.  Was it
worth it?"
>                                                          - Richard
Bach, _One_

I've never been able to understand this APDA thing. Why doesn't Apple
distribute development software through regular stores (OK, as well as
through APDA, if there are a lot of products that wouldn't sell in
sufficient volume to be carried by a retailer). And, for that matter,
why restrict certain products to various categories of certified
developers? Who REALLY gains from all this?

Philip Machanick
philip@pescadero.stanford.edu