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Technology Stocks : Apple Inc.
AAPL 266.38-0.8%3:59 PM EST
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To: Alomex who wrote (8095)1/31/1998 4:44:00 PM
From: rhet0ric  Read Replies (2) of 213173
 
Jobs is no Bill Gates. His performance as CEO of NeXT prove this point perfectly.

I've heard this from a lot of people, but I have to disagree, for two reasons:

1. Starting a new computer platform from zero market share is virtually impossible. NeXT's failure to become a big player is more a function of that than Jobs' capabilities.
2. NeXT has proven itself by turning into Rhapsody. We need to look at Steve's history at NeXT in the larger picture. Time will tell, but from all signals Rhapsody has the potential to unify the Unices and take on NT.

I still think the "clone killing" was the wrong decision.

I think this is a contradiction of your earlier statement that you believe Apple may have turned the corner. Killing the clones and turning a profit were part of the same game plan.

I also think that we need to see clone killing in the light of the fact that Rhapsody will run on Intel. What's the point of having a bunch of cloners cannibalizing the dwindling Mac market and threatening Apple's viability when Apple will soon have a new OS that can be cloned by ALL of the PC cloners?

rhet0ric

p.s. I'm new as a poster to techstocks, but have been reading all of your comments for some time. I've found the people on this thread incredibly informative, Alomex among 'em--he balances it out.
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