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- From: Mel Walker <mwalker@novell.com>
- Subject: Re: Farewell to the Mac? (became a flame)
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- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 00:15:24 GMT
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- In article <trimble.722112979@ph-meter.beckman.uiuc.edu> Chris Trimble,
- trimble@ph-meter.beckman.uiuc.edu writes:
- > Furthermore, Apple does to the Mac owners what they've done to
- > Apple // owners about 5 times as often. Every 6 months Apple outdates
- > the models of 6 months ago. Just look at the line right now! Why should
- > anyone buy a Quadra 700 with the 800 coming out in January? Why should
- > anyone buy a IIvx with the Centris (whatever) coming out in January?
- > This kind of anticipation game is what has kept me from buying a Mac
- for
- > so long.
-
- Why should someone buy an Quadra 800 in January when the 850 comes out in
- May and the 875 comes out in September and the Quinta 700 comes out next
- year, and the Daystrom Duotronic Starship-Compatible computers come out
- in the early 23rd century? If this kind of anticipation keeps you from
- buying a mac, I guess you'll never buy a mac. Maybe if Apple goes out of
- business, you'd buy a mac a year or two later, when the accelerator card
- market settles down.
-
- Never buy a computer because it's powerful. Buy a computer because it's
- powerful enough. Get your power from Cool Sports Cars.
-