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To: Alomex who wrote (13520)	5/12/1998 5:31:00 PM
From: HerbVic	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Nice going, Alomex! Better late than never. You have it quite wrong about developer reception. The developer base is excited about the OS strategy. The legacy of their previous work is saved. They can code their way into the year 2000 on the hottest OS of the new millennium. By Q3 1999 the current software base will already be OS X compliant. Those who grab Rhapsody CR1 will have the advantages of OS X before the end of this year. The troops will ... WILL become legions, and the software base will become massive. Put another order in at 29 1/16 and let the market decide. If it drops enough to pick up the order, you'll have a great upside potential the next time the bulls run on this issue. HerbVic

To: Alomex who wrote (13520)	5/12/1998 5:34:00 PM
From: Barnhart	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Well folks, after a sleepless night I decided the Sunday before last to go long ... <snip> ... I did not like the developments yesterday ... <snip> ... so today I sold my shares Now that's commitment. Brian

To: Alomex who wrote (13520)	5/12/1998 9:33:00 PM
From: Zen Dollar Round	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

But the thing that bothered me the most was the lukewarm response from developers to Jobs. After the exciting announcements from last week this was a good a chance as any for the developer troops to be enthused... and they weren't. I've heard many different versions of how developers have reacted to the announcements at the WWDC, from very positive to your contention that they "weren't enthused," so I'm not sure who to believe. Best analysis I've seen is from Henry Norr's post at MacInTouch that said all developers he's talked to have said the Mac OS X plan "makes sense," which he's never heard before at the WWDC. He goes on to say they want to hear more about it before jumping in with both feet. Remember, these are developers we're talking about here, not your average Apple user. Considering how many times developers have been burned by Apple in the past, I'd have to say that response in itself is an extremely positive sign.