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- Path: sparky!uunet!olivea!apple!landon
- From: landon@Apple.COM (Landon Dyer)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.oop.macapp3
- Subject: Re: Re2: * Takeover Proposal *
- Message-ID: <75953@apple.apple.COM>
- Date: 26 Dec 92 16:44:02 GMT
- References: <725330059.1285881@AppleLink.Apple.COM> <1992Dec26.022347.9730@netcom.com>
- Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
- Lines: 47
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- In article <1992Dec26.022347.9730@netcom.com>, nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle) writes:
- >
- > The fact that Apple has announced the demise of MacApp before
- > Bedrock is even released is a bad sign....
- >
- > ... It's entirely
- > possible that there will be a long hiatus during which there will be NO
- > commercially supported tools for the development of complex Mac
- > applications. This can only accelerate the move to Windows.
- >
- > Apple has not yet provided a credible statement of direction
- > which would encourage developers to continue investing effort in
- > its Mac platform. Perhaps it will do so. Meanwhile, the Windows
- > development kit is widely available at low cost.
-
- well put. your concerns are widely shared.
-
- i could say a great deal here and land in hot water
- (it wouldn't be very constructive anyway). instead,
- all i will say is this:
-
- if you are a developer with concerns (i need to
- stress here that they don't have to be just about
- development systems), take the time to write a
- letter to Roger Heinen, our high muckity-muck and
- head panjandrum of engineering. i hear that roger
- likes letters (*don't* e-mail, because he's swamped,
- and if it's not worth a postage stamp and a walk to
- the mailbox, you're simply not serious).
-
- that's: Roger Heinen
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- 20525 Mariani Avenue
- Cupertino, CA 95014
-
- i imagine that even a short, simple letter like "I'm
- concerned about X, Y and Z and I'm moving to Windows
- next week. Sincerely, <yourname>" would make an
- impression.
-
- 'nuff said. i gotta get back to my tar-pit....
-
- --
- landon dyer
- apple computer newton team
-
- NOT THE VIEWS OF APPLE COMPUTER
-