Re: [NTLK] Missed commercial opportunities

From: System Support Products, Inc. (sspi_at_ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sun Jul 29 2001 - 19:14:46 EDT

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Lallang_at_aol.com wrote:
>One example of Steve Jobs having his head up his ass. Admittedly, he's done
>a lot of good for Apple but his handling of the Newton was the mother of all
>fiascos. Did you know they didn't even bother to advertise much in the Far
>East? In all the time the Newton was out, people didn't know about the
>Newton until they canned it. Now, it's a collector's item. Talk about
>insipid marketing and sitting on laurels in the K-12 and graphic markets.

Don't blame it on Steve Jobs. Apple had a long time before Jobs
reappeared on the scene to do something with the Newton. Sculley,
Spindler, and Amelio all could have run with the ball.

Regards,

    - Lou Forlini
      Software Engineer
      System Support Products, Inc.

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