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To: Alomex who wrote (15839)	7/20/1998 7:17:00 PM
From: yofal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Huh? Oversupply is good for Wintel users as it brings lower prices. Interesting. When it's a Wintel computer "it brings lower prices". When it's an Apple product it's "unsold inventory sitting idle in warehouses". Meanwhile that "oversupply" just gets moldier every passing day...consumers may buy to a point, but eventually that bargain fruit gets a little too soft. ML

To: Alomex who wrote (15839)	7/20/1998 7:41:00 PM
From: Zen Dollar Round	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

This is mega-bogus. Everybody, including Sculley, Spindler, Amelio and Jobs say that Apple had BIG problems, and they really didn't start adressing until barely a year ago, after it posted a $700million loss. But I guess for an Apple bull a $700 million loss is just a "perception" problem. No no no, you misunderstand my point. Of course Apple had huge internal problems that needed fixing, ergo the losses, but I believe the media reports of Apple's problems lead to further erosion of confidence in Apple, creating a vicious cycle that only extended Apple's problems. I don't recall seeing IBM on the cover of any magazines touting their imminent demise when they lost billions of dollars in a single year. I'd be the first to admit that Apple's internal problems have been catastrophic in nature, probably beginning with the decisions to license the Mac GUI so openly to Microsoft, and not to open the market to clone makers before Windows 3.1 shipped. The fact they've come back at all is nothing short of astounding.