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- From: bstone@acs.ucalgary.ca (Blake Stone)
- Subject: Re: more on why NeXT has not earned much credibility
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- Message-ID: <92Sep16.000354.17602@acs.ucalgary.ca>
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 92 00:03:54 GMT
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- > 1) Officially, 3.0 is NOT YET SHIPPING. They said `it is
- > possible that some people got early copies, but we are not
- > shipping until later this week.' In other words, certain
- > high-profile customers got their copies special to give the
- > appearance of 3.0 shipping.
-
- Hello? This has GOT to be wrong. Virtually everyone I've talked
- to in my area has received their 3.0 upgrade. That includes
- educational, VAR and developer purchases. Copies bundled with
- CD-ROMs, ordered individually and automatic upgrades for systems
- ordered after January.
-
- Heck, at the office we received five boxes full of 3.0 upgrades
- (52 in all). Would they have bothered just to make the
- impression that they're shipping? We only have one CD-ROM drive!
-
- The University of Alberta has received at least 30 copies for
- students, staff etc... not just campus consultants.
-
- NeXT delivered with an acceptable delay. Having to run an
- additional beta period for a major product, causing a two month
- delay in shipping, is not cause for concern. If anything, it is
- unusually prompt. Compare Mac System 7.
-
- Blake
-