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- From: gb2a+@andrew.cmu.edu (George J. Baxter)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
- Subject: Re: Dear Mr. Sculley
- Message-ID: <ceWcw2e00iUyE3BlQs@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: 13 Aug 92 08:34:10 GMT
- Article-I.D.: andrew.ceWcw2e00iUyE3BlQs
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- Organization: Science & Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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- >>Dear Mr. Sculley (via the graces of Travis Grundke),
- >> I once saw an article in MacWeek about how Apple was 'responding to
- >>consumer demand for more frequent upgrades' for the Apple computers. As
- >>a developer, this didn't make much sense to me. Eg. we bought two
- >>Quadra 900s, and before we could even get the machines set up, somebody
- >>gives me an article announcing the Quadra 950. My response, of course,
- >>was "AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGG!!!"
-
- >I agree. I'm sick and tired of Apple constantly coming out with newer and
- >better machines. Dammit, if the Mac 128K was good enough for Steve Jobs, it's
- >good enough for me.
-
- Don't be stupid. I'm not criticizing normal upgrades, but an upgrade 6
- months after initial release? Puh-lease. My point is that I wish Apple
- had come out with the 950 in the first place, forget the 900. This
- 'consumer demand for more frequent upgrades' is a questionable
- statement.
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