From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Apr 18 2005 - 08:31:52 PDT
I would have said, "because he is a petty, small
minded man who despises success when it's achieved by
someone other than him, but I'll accept this reason
too.
Ed
web/gadget guru
--- keith <keith_at_vortex.co.uk> wrote:
<snip>
>
>
> How about because it was the legacy of the guy that
> had him ousted
> from Apple back in 1985? And because he feels it was
> a near-crippling
> use of time, effort and money, a problem that was
> systemic of Apple
> during the early-to-mid 1990s?
>
> I'm not saying he's right, at least as far as
> whether the Newton
> was/is good or not, but if you step back and look at
> it from his
> viewpoint you might be able to understand it a bit
> more.
>
> (And BTW, it ain't no impression that he hates the
> thing. Displaying
> Newton loyalty is still seen as a seriously
> career-limiting move
> within Apple by those who are long toothed enough to
> remember those
> days.)
>
> k
> --
>
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> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Keith Martin Technical Editor, MacUser
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