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- From: larry@lablues.UUCP (Lawrance A. Schneider)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: about my survey - 4
- Message-ID: <5qkeuB7w165w@lablues.UUCP>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 16:41:03 EST
- Organization: L/A Blues BBS - Auburn ME (207) 777-3465 & 7782
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- When I posted my survey about Apple and its computers, a number of
- people (MANY) asked that I give them the results. DONE SO HERE BY!
-
-
- What were the results? Remember that the scale went from "0 (totally
- disagree) - 9 (totally agree)."
-
- Key:
- (Question A1) ===> ( A1 )
- (Answers greater than 5) ===> ( >5 )
- (Answers less than 5) ===> ( <5 )
-
- How many feel Apple Computer Inc. supports the Apple II sufficiently?
- A >5 ---------- 4
- A >7 ---------- 1 (one of my Apple Employees)
- A <3 ---------- 20
- Would seem that Apple Computer Inc. could do a better job!
-
- How many people speak well of Apple Computer Inc.?
- D >5 ----------- 9
- D >7 ----------- 6
- D <3 ----------- 16
- Not too many!!
-
- How many like their Apple II?
- D1 >5 ----------- 34
- D1 >7 ----------- 30
- D1 =9 ----------- 20
- By far, most people like their Apple II.
-
- How many like Apple Computer Inc. and their Apple II?
- D >5 & D1 >5 ---------- 8
- D >7 & D1 >7 ---------- 4
- Not too many.
-
- How many will/have migrate(d) to a Mac?
- A3 >5 ---------- 9
- A3 >7 ---------- 5
- Not too many.
-
- How many will/have migrate(d) to a computer made by someone other than
- Apple Computer Inc..?
- C1 >5 ---------- 9
- C1 >7 ---------- 7
- Not too many, but more than would go to a Mac.
-
- How many would buy/bought a new Apple II?
- B >5 ---------- 10
- B >7 ---------- 7
- More than would buy a Mac, but not too many.
-
- How many dislike Apple Computer Inc., but would buy another used Apple
- II?
- B1 >5 ---------- 21
- B1 >7 ---------- 9
- As noted before, people like their Apple IIs.
-
- The question which had the most amusing answers to me was the one
- about "doing to the Apple II."
- A2 >5 ---------- 23
- A2 >7 ---------- 15
- A2 >5 & D <4 ---------- 16
- A2 >7 & D <2 ---------- 9
- A2 >5 & C1 >5 ---------- 6 (67% of converters)
- A2 >7 & C1 >7 ---------- 4 (57% of converters)
- Maybe there is a correlation between Apple Computer Inc. support for
- the Apple II and how much people like Apple Computer Inc.!! More
- amusing to me however was that I had two questionnaires filled out by
- Apple Computer Inc. employees; both rated the question a 9!!!! Look
- out Mac users!
-
-
- My final conclusion is that there is a "so what!!" Apple has
- alienated many of its customers. Many people have heard and will
- continue to hear of the folly Apple Computer Inc. has inflicted on
- Apple II users. There are periodic articles in the micro computer
- press about the problems Macintosh users have with poor support from
- Apple Computer Inc.. I know that I tell anyone willing to listen that
- Apple Computer Inc. is not a good company from whom to buy a computer.
- With Apple Computer Inc. having lost the legal suit with MicroSoft,
- there are alternatives to their Macs with the Graphical interface.
- While I wish the employees within Apple well, I have nothing but
- contempt for Apple Computer Inc.. THERE ARE MANY THAT AGREE WITH ME!!
- I'll repeat from the above: LOOK OUT MAC USERS!!!
-
- larry@lablues.UUCP
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