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In article <1992Aug6.165212.14268@bmw.mayo.edu> brunkhorst@mayo.edu writes:

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>(Also, I assume it's out of it's one year warranty (yes, one year).
>hindsight is 20/20, but extended warranty for the monitor and sound
>box is only $330 a year (possibly less if your reseller provides
>the service).)

Only $330! Give me a break. People should factor these costs in when 
considering getting a NeXT. What seems to be clear, is that being in the
NeXT world is a high cost experience. This goes against the current trend.
If NeXT can't keep its pric/performance [including maintenance] up to par,
then is it any wonder that software companies are supporting PC's and
Mac's[especially PC's].

Not everyone has a large NSF grant. In particular students could find themselvesin serious trouble going the NeXT route. Since students and other younger 
people are the future and provide much of the excitement and new ideas for
platforms, it goes without saying that I could never recommend that 
anyone buy a NeXT as long as NeXT has this BMW attitude. It's getting
worse not better.
 
NeXT needs to go for marketshare and not be content with small numbers of
computers desogned to be used only by programmers for mission critical
apps. Unless they change, and soon, they won't be around for long.

Philip McDunnough
University of Toronto
philip@utstat.toronto.edu


PS: $1300 is an absurd price for fixing their 17" poor quality monitor.