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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
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- From: lefty@apple.com (David "Lefty" Schlesinger)
- Subject: Re: Macs cost too much (NOT!)
- Sender: news@mumbo.apple.com
- Message-ID: <lefty-290792163808@lefty.apple.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 23:44:41 GMT
- References: <920541.2A74E391@cmhgate.fidonet.org> <14878@claris.com> <92211.161803ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET> <1992Jul29.172629.22165@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
- Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.misc
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- In article <1992Jul29.172629.22165@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>,
- smoon@strfleet.gsfc.nasa.gov (Sang J. Moon) wrote:
- >
- > Reading the 7/27/92 issue of MacWeek, p.46, it seems Apple agrees
- > that macintoshes are overpriced compared to other personal computers:
- >
- > "[Apple executives] made it clear to [analysts] that they will
- > aggressively price their products soon," said John Girton, vice
- > president of research for Van Kasper & Co. in San Francisco.
- >
- > Of course, this could mean only a small discount is coming, but Apple is
- > feeling the pinch of the much cheaper PC clones.
-
- With all due respect, I think this is a misinterpretation.
-
- If you look back over the past couple of years, Apple has been increasing
- pressure on the clone makers by aggressively lowering Macintosh prices,
- rather than the other way around.
-
- All the above quote suggests is that we're going to continue to do so.
-
- --
- David "Lefty" Schlesinger (lefty@apple.com)
- AppleTalk Bug Wrangler
- Apple Computer, Inc.
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