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In article <1992Apr6.030414.5410@cubetech.com> andrew@cubetech.com (Andrew  
Loewenstern) writes:
> In article <1992Apr3.190726.23091@cs.yale.edu>  
nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu  
> (Nathan F. Janette) writes:
> 
> >  Perhaps Lotus should seriously rethink the policy concerning
> >  such announcements.  Why should the potential purchaser believe
> >  that Lotus's lack of announcements about future NeXT development
> >  is what you claim?

> It is a double-edged sword.  If Lotus keeps quiet, it may
> loose potential   customers.  If Lotus posts tons of
> pre-release announcements, they are labeled   as a
> Vaporware company.  It is better in the long term for Lotus
> to keep quiet   and loose a few customers than to be
> permanently branded by all as a vaporware   developer.
> 
> Personally I would rather not hear about it publicly than
> hear "Oh yeah, it'll   ship in about a week" for four or five
> months (see archives of   comp.dcom.modems). 

Not all companies that make such announcements fail to
follow through. 

Also, neither you nor I has knowledge of how many current
and future NeXT customers will be turned away by Lotus
refusing to announce *anything* about the future of the
NeXT product line.

There is, however, a "middle ground" solution: Lotus
could make a simple public announcement that they remain
committed to future development on the NeXT platform. 

Sorry, but a quick post on csnm doesn't qualify! 

--
Nathan Janette		"I'm a NeXTstep man,
Dept MB&B, Yale Univ	 I'm a NeXTcube guy"
New Haven, CT
nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (NeXT)