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In article <gYba9Ly00WB8E1LY5L@andrew.cmu.edu> aa0s+@andrew.cmu.edu (Adel Talaat Assaad) writes:
>macintosh IS its software, its user interface guidelines, its graphics
>orientation and its desktop metaphore. The hardware itself is pretty
>doggone bland, and serves only as a vehicle for the OS Apple makes!
>
>I have a feeling that if Apple lets go of their look and feel bit,
>they will become a software company. Their hardware is just NOT going
>to compete with the clonemakers' cheapies, and they could end up
>selling just the OS! 
>
Now wouldnt this be wonderful? Microsoft does this successfully, you know.

> I do agree, obviously, that Apple's hardware is underpowered and
>overpriced.  They should have had some custom I/O circuits and
>coprocessors, etc...  

I personally think it would be wonderful to go to Compaq or AST or
whomever to buy a cheap powerful and flexible piece of hardware (maybe
even laptop :-)), then pay Apple $500 (*) or so for the OS+ROMs. This would
be the real victory for the consumer. (Ralph Nader, where are you?)

Apple _should_ become a software company and stop gouging the user for
"doggone bland" hardware!

rich

(*) $500 seems a reasonable ballpark figure for tho OS, since a Mac Plus
at a street price of $1100 could probably be cloned w/o ROMs and sold
for $600-800 (this is the street price of XT clones that have comparable
technology)
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