Apple will not sell the Newton asset, one reason is because the technology
is going to be recycled and that is all I can say.
on 08/05/2000 01:41 AM, Joel Watson at metal@enterThought.com wrote:
> Hi! I don't know if this topic has ever come up before, but it seems
> interesting. I think, and I'm sure anyone else on this list thinks,
> that the Newton MP 2x00 is still the best PDA around; even after
> three years without development. The OS is better, two PCMCIA slots,
> larger screen, etc, etc, etc...
>
> NOW, being as all that is true, it seems as if it would be in some
> companies best interest (since Apple doesn't seem to think it's in
> their own) to purchase the rights to the Newton and continue
> developing it (heck, I'd settle for a re-release with a different
> logo [alas!] with all the same features and a lower price...). Maybe
> this company could build in ethernet or at least develop another card
> that works well and is available.
>
> This all seems to make entirely too much sense. Why hasn't someone
> done this yet? Is Apple unwilling to sell the rights? That doesn't
> seem to make much sense. It'd save them time and money from
> supporting a three-year-old product that they don't make anymore and
> have no plans to re-introduce into the market.
>
> Any additional thoughts/input on this?
>
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> Joel Watson
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> Windows users don't have any power; I think they are happy with
> Windows, and that's an incredibly depressing thought." --Steve Jobs
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