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In article <Bx83uH.50v@netnews.jhuapl.edu> chuck@nighthawk.jhuapl.edu  
(Chuck (Non-Peon) Waltrip) writes:
> In article <1d6hsuINNi85@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU> mcgredo@prism.CS.ORST.EDU  
> (Don McGregor) writes:
> 	[...regarding rumor that NeXT might use Intel P5 processor...]
> > I don't know why they'd bother.  There are going to be a zillion  
> low-margin
> > clone makers making 586 boxes, so there won't be any shortage of them.
> > NeXT has a neat factory, but I don't think they'd want to get into
> > a price war with CloneTek Computers and Fishing Bait inc.

Personally I don't really care what chip NeXTstep runs on.  I don't even  
care if NeXT makes another machine.  The future of computers is Operating  
Systems, not hardware.  There are tons of people out there making  
hardware, but the OS is the most important part.  I think that NeXT going  
to an Intel Chip is a good idea.  I would like to see NeXT go up against  
Microsoft (Windows NT), IBM(OS/2), and Sun(Solaris) head on.  If NeXT has  
any skill at marketing (which they don't right now) and strategic skill  
they could actually pull of the computing upset of the last 2 decades.
	
NeXT should actually quit the hardware business and specialize in  
software.  Hardware companies are just commodities these days, ask SUN  
about that, SUN knows that there is no money in hardware these days, it's  
in the OS.  Besides, the hardware business is too competitive for a new  
company like NeXT.  If IBM is having trouble selling machines, NeXT  
doesn't have a chance in hell.

NeXT should just focus on NeXTstep.  NeXTstep for Intel chips is the first  
step in the right direction.  The next port should be to SPARC chips.  I  
was reading a Workstation magazine the other day, and Hyundai has a new  
line of Workstations out that would be great for NeXTstep, the article  
even said that they modeled their machines after the NeXT look and feel.   
SPARC is definitely a port that needs to be done.  With a SPARC port, I  
could see SUNsoft going out of Business pretty soon.

NeXT should try to put NeXTstep on every piece of hardware they can get.   
If they don't Microsoft will.  Here is the order in which they should  
port.

	1) Intel			in the bag
	2) SPARC			a lot of machines
	3) RS/6000			IBM will be begging
	3) Alpha			SGI + NeXTstep wow!
	4) PA-RISC			HP's hardware is the best / $
	5) Power PC			Take over the entire desktop mkt.
	
NeXT has the opportunity to do what Microsoft wants to do, but with a 5  
year lead.  If NeXT has any kind of balls at all, 75% of all machines,  
from Mini's to Desktops, should be running NeXTstep.

If Jobs is the Visionary that I thought he was he'll take a chance on the  
OS.


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