[Info-vax] Steve Jobes [was: Apple says ...]

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In article <OeydnaDcJPWAQg3TnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
>On 10/8/2011 6:05 PM, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article<SqOdncY9euaqXQ3TnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert"<rgilbert88 at comcast.net>  writes:
>>> On 10/8/2011 3:39 AM, George Cornelius wrote:
>>>> In article<4e8e0bd4$0$2477$e4fe514c at news2.news.xs4all.nl>, MG<marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl>   writes:
>>>>> Unlike Ken Olsen, Steve Jobs is often deified and gets media coverage
>>>>> all the time; or else his registered trademarks and logos.  Only some
>>>>> online publications, along with a few institutions (like one American
>>>>> university) made mention of Olsen's death, in terms recognition in
>>>>> the mass-media and overall mention in general.  Even DEC 'inheritor'
>>>>> HP barely made mention of Ken Olsen's passing away.  So, yes, there
>>>>> is definitely a difference alright.
>>>>
>>>> Well, Jobs was a national figure.  Olson, even in Digital's heyday,
>>>> was known to few.  Both attempted to market premium products at
>>>> premium prices.  But Olson is well known for disdaining marketing,
>>>> and disdaining the consumer market as well.
>>>
>>> And he drove DEC right into the ground!  R.I.P. DEC
>>
>> I think Palmer had more of a hand in that!
>>
>
>I think there's plenty of blame to spread around.  The fact remains that 
>DEC was selling its merchandise at a premium while the competition was 
>selling for less, a *lot* less!  At more or less the same time the X86 
>platform and MS DOS was starting to conquer the world.  The X86 platform 
>became a commodity and sold at commodity prices.  As I recall, the DEC 
>Rainbow (X86) PC sold for something like $5,000 list price.

Well, all the wrold is not a PC.

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3 legged pig.

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