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To: Keith Howells who wrote (17190)	8/24/1998 3:15:00 PM
From: Linda Kaplan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213176

Just in my other contacts I see a lot more attention being given to Apple. When I posted that note in response to a woman's question about why she should consider a Mac when she got her new laptop, several people responded with thanks and interest and a woman said this morning that she, who'd been using IBM before they made computers, and her husband had been favorably discussing Apple last night. I think that there is so much exposure that a lot of die hard PC users may gradually switch. A lot of the people who responded to my note had no history of being polite to me, and I think they were genuinely grateful to know what makes the Mac different. Some said they'd never seen one! There might be more interest now than when the first Mac said "Hello, I am Macintosh." Linda

To: Keith Howells who wrote (17190)	8/24/1998 3:47:00 PM
From: Marc Newman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213176

Keith, did you consider using the Apple website to do a search for Apple authorized resellers near where you live? It works pretty well. Would be interested to see if there are or aren't local Mac dealers in your hood. Marc

To: Keith Howells who wrote (17190)	8/24/1998 4:04:00 PM
From: soup	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213176

>Machine availability is also crucial. I live in the midwest. The city and surrounding areas have about a million people living in them. Today, I could not find an iMac, or any Mac in a retail store, if my life depended on it. Literally dozens of PC stores. For areas that don't have a Mac retailer, you have to ask yourself, will people be willing to mail order an iMac or any computer, especially of it's their first one? I think it's a big hurdle to overcome. The 50% that don't own a computer now may not be willing "buy Mac" without close support. < Keith; You make good points. 1) If you need, or know someone who needs an iMac, e-mail me. I can sell/ship you/them one through Tekserve. 2) I'm going to cc your post to AAPL. The AAPL store wont sell iMacs through its excellent Apple Store till October in deference to its channel. However I'm going to suggest they make exceptions for zipcodes such as yours without access to Apple retailers.

To: Keith Howells who wrote (17190)	8/24/1998 8:31:00 PM
From: D VanSwol	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213176

>>Tough decision when you already have a boat load of PC software. Will they buy a Mac if their neighbor owns a PC? Kids play at each others homes, they share games. If little Jimmy next door has Starcraft, and you can't get it for a Mac, will your kid want to buy the mac?<< Alot of s/w that I've seen on CD comes with both Mac & PC progams on the CD, making this much less of an issue. I'm also in the midwest (KS) and jsut do most of my computer shoppong through MacMall, as do most of my Mac using colleagues. --Dennis--