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In article <1992Oct23.214910.60088@cc.usu.edu> edx@cc.usu.edu writes:
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>What a bunch of morons.  With all the examples
>cited in this thread, isn't it clear by now that
>NeXT has no intention whatsoever of maintaining any
>kind of "backward compatibility"?  Isn't it clear by
>now that NeXT is only using current hardware sales to
>finance their software development?  Isn't it clear
>by now that once the installed base of NeXTSTEP exceeds
>some threshold NeXT is going to abandon hardware
>_completely_?	They don't need to worry about hardware
>backward compatibility because soon there won't _be_ any
>futre NeXT hardware.  A person would have to be an
>imbecile to buy a NeXT computer or upgrade at this
>point in time.  Just wait till NeXTSTEP is ported to
>your favorite machine, and buy the software!  :-(

    Actually, I'm kinda hoping they'll stop trying to design hardware since
    the result is invariably costly and underpowered.  If NeXT concentrates
    on software they will, hopefully, take the next step (:-)).. that is
    not only fixing the bugs in the OS and adding new features, but also
    bundling more software with the OS which in my view is the only way
    they will be able to compete with the likes of Windows.

    NeXT also needs to adjust it's attitude about mainstream printers,
    modems and other peripherals.  Specifically, NeXT doesn't seem to want
    to believe that something like the HP DeskJet exists.  If it isn't
    postscript, it doesn't exist in NeXT's view and that really hurts them.
    NeXT also has major problems with modem support, opting to support one
    specific brand instead of writing more generic software.  It gets
    people pissed off when they are forced to buy $1500 dollars worth of
    equipment when an existing $300 HP printer will do the job as well with
    much lower overhead costs.

    At the moment we have the situation where while NeXT's GUI runs circles
    around everyone else's, the lack of primo bundled software turns people
    away from investing it.  Things like Edit and Draw! are cute and all
    that but provide almost no capability, and that's what users see.

					    -Matt

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