Correct. It's not all money. If it was, 90% of developeres would move to the PC platform (from the mac). Pure market s=
hare. But a Company needs money to survive and no company will sell a product that they loose on. Consider the R&D into=
the cube (more so into the newton). When they are highly overpriced (not for the technology but for the time) apple can=
't sell them.
I love my family to death and If I could I would want to stay home with them all day long. Truth is I need money to make=
them happy along with my care (so that I can afford basic needs and entertainment).
I'm sorry I don't want to turn this forum into a money forum but WOZ like the rest of us still here don't think about the=
monetary issue...... We like a product and we want it.
But that is not how apple (or company) can play.
Original Message:
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From: Laurent Daudelin laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:05:26 -0400
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] HTLK: the Woz loves the Newton!
on 10/11/01 12:48 PM, john_fraser_at_mac.com at john_fraser_at_mac.com wrote:
> it's true these things are great but apple isn't only there to make great
> products. They are here to make money!!! We a=3D
> re obsessed with Newtons and some are with the cube. It sold poorly, maybe
> WOZ isn't around anymore because of his obses=3D
> sion and didn't think of it like a business anymore.
[snip!]
I hear this comment (make money) here and there, but, where do that stop? Is
there some kind of limit to that? Is this the ultimate goal in life, make
money?
Just some thoughts...
-Laurent.
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