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From: jhgreve@epx.cis.umn.edu ()
Subject: Re: Smalltalk/V for Mac - market opportunity knocking?
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In article <Pine.3.89.9412010838.G13300-0100000@mercury.interpath.net>,
Smalltalker <rayhorn@mercury.interpath.net> wrote:
>Digitalk has already thrown away countless millions in lost sales of AIX 
>versions of STV why shouldn't they also thrown away countless millions in 
>lost sale for other platforms like the Mac?  Seems logical to me...
>-Smalltalker

Countless millions. No kidding.  :-)

>In article <151@manifold.win.net>, tmurphy@manifold.win.net (Thomas
>Murphy) writes:
>Allright, Tom, let me make this as clear as I can:
Condensed version compelling evidence of Mac marketpalce viability:
>1) Pentium is being outsold *at least* two to one by PowerMacs.
>2) ...Fortune 500's ...*are* using Macs for many important ... functions.
>3) I work for a consulting company that has seen a suprising number of
>requests for Smalltalk on the Macintosh.
>
>I believe wholeheartedly that Digitalk is ceasing work on a product whose
>demand is just about to explode.  I hope that Digitalk won't become biased
>against System 7 and the Mac, and throw away millions in future business.

Throw it away? *sigh* Go figure.

Ok, Smalltalker & James.
Maybe you just need to join forces.
	You could both earn m^Hi^Hl^Hl^Hcountless millions of dollars.
	The AIX & Mac markets would no longer be neglected smalltalk-wise.
	Developers the world over would praise you.

What are you waiting for? :-)

