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From: hdogan@student.math.hr (Hrvoje Dogan)
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Subject: Re: FIVE GOOD REASONS WHY IBM'S ARE BETTER THAN MACS
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Date: 10 Apr 1996 09:06:16 GMT
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Rebel Rouser (Strawberry@fields.com) wrote:
: 	Do us all a tremendous favor a SHUT YOUR PIEHOLE!!!  In case
: you haven't noticed, Apple is on the edge of going under.  Why would
: any idiot want to purchase a system that may not be supported within
: another year or two?  Besides, the market always determines what
: floats and what sinks.  The "Mac" is clearly sinking and continues to
: loose market share monthly.  The Mac (was it named after the Big
: Mac???) had it's chance, but was too costly to buy, and to confining
: for individuals who want to "get under the hood".  Experts in the
: field of marketing say Apple has waited to long to lower it's prices
: and it's just "too little too late".  

Yeah... they've been saying the same for UNIX systems for the past 20 years...

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