Re: [NTLK] Apple to unveil ... - OT, rant.

From: James D'Anvers (newtontalk_at_danvers.co.nz)
Date: Wed Oct 24 2001 - 04:59:51 EDT


That Number 6 really makes me sick... I am dissapointed in the reasoning for
that kind of decision and conditions surrounding the cancelling of the
Newton. Isn't it obvious when someone wants to kill off your thing, that you
have a good thing going... I mean - Mr Gates didnt care too much about the
Mac, he couldn't see it being a threat anymore, but the palm OS market.
Mate. He obviously saw that Newton OS was a serious competitor, and possible
winner - Job's shouldn't have killed it on principle..........GUTTED!

James

> 6. Simply, Jobs hated the Newton and his buddy Bill Gates in their $150
> million dollar deal was for Apple to stop all work on Newton so Gates
could
> take over the vertical markets with the Windows Ce. Gates gave him the
money
> for the development of the Imac and for securing future versions of Mac
> Office.

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