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On Thu, 18 Jan 1996, Joe Ragosta wrote:

> I don't know about you, but I thought the "Intel is going down the tubes"
> post was someone's idea of a joke. Did anyone really take it seriously?

I did originally, and then waited to see or hear anything about it in the 
media...nothing.  Then, of course, was the post (yours?) indicating that 
it was a ghost.  
> 
> The intent (I believe--I wasn't involved) was to show the stupidity of the
> idea that Apple was going to die just because of a bad quarter.

I do not expect Apple to die, but they are in trouble.  There was another 
nice long story about it on the Lehrer News Hour on PBS this evening.  No 
matter how you look at it, the bottom line is that if you are loosing 
money, regardless of the reason, there is a problem and it must not 
continue.  It doesn't matter one iota if Apple had record sales of 
systems, what does matter is that they were and are loosing money and now 
hundreds or thousands of workers will loose their jobs as a result and 
higher-up execs have been jumping ship.  

Apple ain't dead but it sure is bleeding heavily right now and it needs a 
nice big clot to remain walking.

poneil@genetics.utah.edu