Re: A83: Help


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Re: A83: Help




I agree! I think the Newton is a cool toy and since I got one for free, why
complain? (I have got so many misspellings from it's handwriting
recognition, it's hilarious! I have the first Newt!)

More later,
Nick

Brian Watson wrote:

> >> The mac is technologically superior, but Apple's marketing sucks so
> >> that's why there are so many more PC users.
>
> >Their Marketing as well as the fact that they:
> >1. Killed Clones
>
> They should have never started the clones in the first place.  That's
> what hurt their market even further.
>
> >2. Detached from Claris (now "FileMaker Inc."!)
>
> Claris is a good company.
>
> >3. Killed Newton
>
> Newtons weren't the best machines ever made anyway.  I tried one once and
> wasn't very impressed.  TI graphing calcs make much better handhelds. :)
>
> >4. Can't find a darn thing in my local computer stores for them (My
> >friend at my local Best Buy said they are getting rid of Macs because
> >they "don't sell")
>
> They don't sell because people think that Apple's going to go under.
> THey just need to invest more money into their company.
>
> >5. Etc, etc........
> 6.  Fired Steven Jobs back in the 80's and got John Sculley.  Now tell me
> what a CEO of Pepsi would know about the computer industry?
> 7. Hired Gil Amielo (This guy hurt the company bigtime)
>
> --Brian




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