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To: Essam Zaneldin who wrote (22968)	2/2/1999 10:08:00 PM
From: soup	Respond to of 213173

>Can [AAPL outsourcing iMac production to LG Electronics] be interpreted as good news? Just wondering!!< Yeah, I think so. The iMac is a finished form factor. Not much left to do but speed-bump the processor, plug in bigger hard drives and choose the colors till the next-generation iMac replaces it. Outsourcing will save $ and free up inhouse facilities for the high-margin cutting-edge stuff. What I think is ironic here is that some Korean "chaebols" (LG was one) were rumored to be potential buyers of AAPL. But that was before their economy imploded.

To: Essam Zaneldin who wrote (22968)	2/2/1999 10:15:00 PM
From: soup	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

BTW, Jobs is dead wrong about one thing. I'm sitting here typing this; watching NYPD Blue on my ATI Xclaim TV Tuner; and using Macintax '98 to do my 1040. Since I got this TV Tuner, I watch my regular TV only half the time (I love this thing!) When Jobs rejected "convergence" and said you use a computer to turn you brain "on" and a TV to turn it "off" he was wrong. About as wrong as he was about the importance of games to the Mac platform. iMacs need a AM/FM/TV Tuner option -- PRONTO! Think dorm rooms.