Re: [NTLK] Why did the Newton fail?

From: Paul Miller (pauljosephmiller_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Nov 15 2002 - 18:18:55 EST


Add to that the reported HUGE military contract that
supposedly would have been many,many,many handhelds.
That would seem like a substantial order for any
manufacturer.

--- Jeff Sheldon <jeff_at_jurai.net> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Brian Pearce wrote:
>
> > The poor reputation of the Newton's HR, deserved
> or not, is *that*
> > persistent.
>
> I'm confused about why Newton Inc. was claimed by
> the press to be losing
> so much money that it was on unstable ground
> (regardless of the
> sensationalism normally thrown at anything Apple).
> From what I've read,
> they had some great contract deals ahead of them
> with education and were
> provided the basic necessities by Apple. I remember
> how lukewarm the
> Newton was to the public in 97/98, but I can't see
> Newton Inc. as having
> folded if Apple hadn't re-aquring them.
>
>
> -Jeff
>
>
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