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- From: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy
- Subject: End of the Year (was Re: End of NeXT)
- Keywords: friendly sarcasm enclosed
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.141936.4222@hot.com>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 14:19:36 GMT
- Article-I.D.: hot.1992Dec31.141936.4222
- References: <1992Dec30.090355.25626@microsoft.com>
- Sender: robertl@hot.com
- Reply-To: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
- Organization: Hot Technologies
- Lines: 39
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- In article <1992Dec30.090355.25626@microsoft.com> edwardj@microsoft.com
- (Edward Jung) writes:
- > [The holiday season gives me time to peruse these great advocacy
- > discussions... entertainment for all!]
-
- Let the entertainment begin...
-
- > A final point. Microsoft has traditionally focused on customer
- > needs.
-
- Edward,
-
- I've been meaning to ask someone at Microsoft what the term "Unrecoverable
- Application Error" means. Is it something I need? I can't seem to find
- it on NeXTSTEP.
-
- > NeXT, and Jobs, have focused on anticipating the needs
- > that customers don't have yet, but probably will.
-
- Customers don't have the need yet for an intuitive interface, previewing
- of PostScript images, reading and writing DOS and Macintosh diskettes,
- Microsoft Rich Text Format or any of the other rocket science features.
-
- What customers really need is an operating system that requires the
- constant use of "ALT-CTRL-DEL", QEMM, a LED display on their hardware
- indicating the clock speed and a matching mouse mat.
-
- When it comes right down to it, NeXT users are needy. Specifically, NeXT
- needs to address these needs and ship Solitaire with every NeXTSTEP 486
- system.
-
- Here's a question to ponder in the new year:
-
- What features of Windows 3.1 do NeXTSTEP users need?
-
- Robert
-
- P.S. Rumor has it that Lotus uses the number of DOS/Windows 3.x reboots
- per hour for limit testing their bar graphs.
-