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To: TalkingStick who wrote (8296)	2/8/1998 3:12:00 PM
From: Benjamin Ostrom	Respond to of 213177

While Newton is a very strong hardware package, and a good platform for new titles, unfortunately, IMO, it is getting swamped by the Windows CE, which includes Pocket Word, Excel, PP. Newton needs Pocket Word, Excel asap! otherwise, there will be no more market. PDA's are really being driven by people in the health industry (Newton's strong here), education (rather emate, but it still uses Newton OS) and corporate/marketing/sales. The latter, largest market, seems to be going to Windows CE very quickly, mainly because of Pocket "Office." All this is sad, because Newton had such a phenomenal lead! When will Microsoft's programs be ported to Newton? Sincerley, Ben

To: TalkingStick who wrote (8296)	2/8/1998 3:19:00 PM
From: Scott Crumley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

Though I've heard many references to Apple's joint stake in ARM, I was unable to find any current information on ARM's site that referred to this. I hope it's true, as the StrongArm chips are extraordinary. As to what I think about the future of the Newton Group, I'm waiting to see what happens. J R's post referring to MacWeek was an editorial/rumor piece from Mac the Knife. It is my hope that Apple retains and maintains the Newton, as I think it is an exceptional technology. The Newton, up until now, has been a technology that was created before it's time. This error, if you can call it that, is nothing new for Apple. The current 2100's are outstanding and we may not be far from the point in history where this technology will not only be appreciated, but necessary. That is my hope. Scott