Re: [WinMac] The Emperor (Jobs) has no clothes

Darryl Lee(lee[at]darryl.com)
Fri, 8 Jan 1999 15:28:21 -0800 (PST)

> I read an interesting rumor yesterday that at a Dallas Graphics show last
> summer Apple was giving away free t-shirts to anyone who would secretly
> put an Apple logo sticker in the Intergraph booth. Maybe they're just
> feuding. :)

Heh, that reminds me of this sticker that was floating around at a
ski/snowboarding expo i went to back in November.
(Caution, do not follow this link if you're even somewhat easily
offended.) http:/www.darryl.com/fsticker.jpg

> It does seem strange to have NT workstations at the _Mac_World Expo. What
> can they have to do with a Mac show? The server, yes, but the
> workstations? I will say this, Apple is not developing MS' monopoly
> mentality, they already have it. Just look to the bizarre series of
> events in recent years over Mac clones. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are
> very similar in this. They both think they can make one thing that is
> perfect for everyone in the world. And they think nobody else should be
> allowed to make anything different. They are both wrong, of course.

Ah, yes, i was going to mention clones. i remember last year's
(or was it two years ago?) MacWorld, where Power Computing was just
HUGE. Steve Huang's face was hanging on a humongous banner, and
posters were everywhere. They had reps running around in daytime
camo with bullhorns. Humvee's driving between the Moscone buildings
with propaganda spouting out of their speakers. And a really big,
really impressive booth. And it was fun!

And hrm, it took attention away from Apple. Maybe that's why Steve
squashed 'em. Stupid though... he could've sold a _lot_ of MacOS
licenses. And hey, a bigger Macintosh share, whether the hardware is
Apple-branded or not, is _still_ good for Apple.

*Sigh*

--Darryl

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