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- From: wilcoxt@cuug.ab.ca (Terrance Wilcox 229-3361)
- Subject: Re: NeXT vs Mac, Whats the difference?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.042822.11918@cuug.ab.ca>
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- Organization: Calgary UNIX User's Group
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- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 04:28:22 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec25.143325.3711@wam.umd.edu> rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari) writes:
- >
- > Unixware USER + Development : $500 + $950. < NeXtStep )$2200
- >
-
- How about Unixware server? $2495. That's probably without development tools.
- I don't think NS 486's prices are any worse than the competitors'.
-
- >>>
- >>> Believe it when you see it. NS486, sure--but will NS486 run
- >>> DOS and win apps? At this point, who knows?
- >>>
- >>>
- >>Yes, NS486 will run DOS and Windows apps. Don't you keep up with the
- >>news? Your opinion would be worth so much more if you were at all
- >>informed.
- >
- >
- > Was that necessary?
- >
-
- Yes. Your skepticism goes beyond the bounds of rationality. NeXT
- has announced that NS486 will run DOS and Windows apps. How it
- will do so is irrelevant to the question of WILL it do so.
-
- > 1. NeXT hasn't made a commitment. They say it'll be available.
- > The haven't said what we all suspect--it'll be an additional
- > cost (how many hundred $?) to the already overpriced user package.
- >
-
- What's this got to do with WILL it run DOS and Windows apps? So you have
- to pay for added functionality. Surprise surprise.
-
- > 2. The compatibility also hasn't been determined. It probably
- > wont be as good as OS/2, which most people find "sufficient" or
- > "adequate"
- >
-
- Have you got any evidence to support this, or is this your opinion?
- If you've got any factual evidence, we'd love to hear it. Until then,
- it's just your (heavily biased) opinion.
-
- > Now, if you had given any thought to your post before just
- > blathering the prattle that NeXT has been feeding you, you
- > might have said something useful.
- >>
-
- I'll tend to believe a company that ships a product before I'll listen
- to unknown naysayers. I'm glad you can express your opinion, but don't
- forget that it's just an opinion. You've provided no evidence to support
- your claims (quite the contrary actually) and you have no reputation
- as an industry 'guru'. All you've proven is that you're anti-NeXT
- and not up-to-date on the NeXT environment.
-
- Terry Wilcox
-