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eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) writes:

>manufacturers are seriously considering it.  It may surprise you
>to learn that one of the reasons NeXT consistently loses sales to
>Sun is that NeXT doesn't support *multiple* ethernets per
>machine.  Those that complain about Ethernet being there at all

True.  A campus department recently bought a Sun SPARCServer that
had an FDDI board in it to provide networking - NeXT would need to
provide options like that to make a big dent in the server market.
Of course, I doubt that's where the focus is now, maybe it will be
DG's focus... :-)

>NeXT doesn't give a shit about students.  NeXT wants to sell to
>people with *money*--students are assumed to be disqualified

NeXT does want to sell to people with money and who actually can use
the machine.  No, they probably aren't likely to go after the Mac LC
II crowd soon... but for those who do need the computing power, and
the flexibility, the NeXT is the right choice.. whether they're
students, faculty, or corporations.
If you say that NeXT doesn't care about students, you must say that
Apple does not, either, because both offer comparably-priced
equipment when you consider the power of the equipment. (Well, NeXT
usually wins on large campuses like this one, but that's another
story).  You may say that NeXT isn't going after the low-end
market... that seems to be true.

Of course, I never speak for NeXT, my opinions only...
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