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Article #18402Re: Mac Multitasking? (Silly expletive deleted)
From: Tim Maroney
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1987 05:47
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1987 05:47
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In article <1374@killer.UUCP> elg@killer.UUCP (Eric Green) writes:
>in article <2793@hoptoad.uucp>, tim@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Maroney) says:
>> No wonder
>> the Amiga's not providing a serious challenge; ease of use for
>> non-technocrats is what counts today.
>
>Uh, is that why MS-DOS machines are STILL outselling Macs by more than 2-1
>margin? Because they are easy to use?
It's because of the large installed base and the large base of software.
However, I believe that the Mac can truly be said to have MS/DOS on the run.
It is also worth noting that PCs are becomimg more and more Mac-like in
order to compete, if you've been keeping up with PC software developments.
--
Tim Maroney, {ihnp4,sun,well,ptsfa,lll-crg,frog}!hoptoad!tim (uucp)
hoptoad!tim@lll-crg (arpa)
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