Re: Left in Dust? (was: Adobe Type Manager)

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From: Andrew L. M. Shalit
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1989 19:23

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In article <1989Sep23.021909.8835@NCoast.ORG> allbery@NCoast.ORG (Brandon S. Allbery) writes:


   But in my posting that started this thread, my complaint was that I CAN NOW
   GET THE EQUIVALENT TECHNOLOGY FOR LESS from others.  It's not as nice, but
   what makes it nice -- the software -- is not the expensive part.

Software is the expensive part.  Otherwise everyone would have software
as good as the Mac's.  But, companies like Atari and Commadore charge
so little for their computers that they can't afford system software
development.  (Don't ask me why Microsoft/IBM can't do it.  It's certainly
not for lack of resources.)

Apple doesn't sell the Finder and all the other system software.  They
have to make their money off the hardware sales.

  -andrew
  <my opinions are my own, not Apple's>

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From: alms@cambridge.apple.com (Andrew L. M. Shalit)
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Subject: Re: Left in Dust? (was: Adobe Type Manager)
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