April fools, I assume. I could not imagine him arising at 7:30 CST. jf
On Monday, April 1, 2002, at 07:10 AM, sjobs_at_apple.com wrote:
> About five years ago I assumed control of Apple Computer, Inc. One of
> my
> first actions was to eliminate all products of the company not directly
> associated with the Macintosh. Apple was in danger of sinking and
> radical
> action had to be taken, even if the Newton was finally showing a profit.
> But I must admit some relish to removing the last vestiges of a former
> executive's influence on the company.
>
> Yet through thick and think you've stuck with us even as we abandoned
> you.
> It's absolutely amazing what has been produced for this product in the
> past five years, not the least includes a Sherlock emulator, VNC, Java,
> MP3, and of course the ATA card driver we had claimed couldn't be
> written.
> Kudos!
>
> As such, I feel I owe the Newton Community an apology. Prior to killing
> the Newton, I had claimed that we would continue marketing it. We even
> brought Newton Inc. back into Apple after an abortive spin-off. We just
> didn't trust the product and had no idea that it would retain its value
> and interest as long as it has. In short: we blew it.
>
> As a rule, Apple does not preannounce products. But I ask you to hold
> on
> for a little while longer, and I think your community in particular will
> be pleased with upcoming products from Apple. Once again, thank you for
> your loyalty, and I hope you enjoy the coming months.
>
> Steven P. Jobs
> CEO Apple Computer, Inc.
>
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