I just read a Business Week interview with Dr. Amelio. (It was reported on
macintouch.com.)
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2000/nf00121e.htm
Here is an excerpt that may be of interest to you:
>>
Q: What do you think Apple still has left to do?
A: The real question about Apple is: Is it going to be a real factor helping
define the future of computing? It always will have a group of loyal users.
But it's not yet clear that they have a real strategy. They backed away from
Newton, and now it's all about wireless computing. The Newton had
problems, but it could have been repositioned. And the operating system is
still too complicated, although the iMac is a step in the right direction.
There's a lot more they can do on the communications side.
<<
I recall Dr. Amelio being quoted in MacWorld (soon after he was appointed)
that "Newton and Pippin are the key to Apple's future."
Sorry for the useless speculation, but it seems likely that the Newton was
"steved" not only as revenge against Sculley, but to distance Jobs's reign
from Amelio's.
I just hope it all comes out OK in the end, which could happen if Apple
drops the Newton technology into a cool new portable.
kevin c.
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