Re: NTLK Interesting quote on Newton's demise from VP-Apple-Europe

From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Mar 10 2000 - 23:27:13 EST

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Personally, I could do without the iMac...and the
iCEO!
Ed
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--- Gary Moody <gmoody@hotmail.com> wrote:
> An interesting quote on the demise of the Newton:
> (http://www.macnn.com/features/vpeurope.shtml)
>
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> Outgoing vice president for Apple Europe, Diego
> Piacentini, recently gave
> further insight into the company's decision making
> including the demise of
> the Newton.
>
> In a farewell dinner in Milan, Italy February 24
> with the PowerBook Owners
> Club, Piacentini claimed that if the Newton handheld
> device had not been
> cancelled, the iMac might never have been developed.
>
> "...it was the matter of concentrating on fewer
> single winning projects and
> leave out all useless costly development and
> engineering charges to bring
> back Apple into profit and technological
> leadership," an online article by
> MacProf.com stated.
>
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> So...blame the iMac. :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Mr. Anonymous
>
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