Re: [NTLK] Why Apple Killed The Newton

From: David M. Ensteness (denstene_at_mac.com)
Date: Thu Aug 12 2004 - 13:36:32 PDT


Agreed on that point.

David

On Aug 12, 2004, at 3:30 PM, Goodwin, Greg wrote:

> I think this makes a LOT of sense actually.
>
> I have always thought of the Newton and the Pontiac Fiero to be
> much in the same boat. Both had a bad start, both over-engineered to
> fix the bad problem, and both became superior products because of it.
> Both never lived down the reputation of the original problem, though it
> was corrected early on. Both were scrapped when they provided a
> cheaper
> alternative to their parent company's high selling product.
>
> Bottom line, be excellent, but don't undercut your own
> foundation. You can beat the pants off of a product that someone else
> makes, but don't beat your own pants off. :)
>
> Doctor Clu

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