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Interview with John Scully

Posted by michael on from the old-timers dept.

worm eater writes "CNet news has an interesting interview with John Scully, CEO of Apple back in the day. He talks about problems and potential in the computer industry, and expresses regret over the opportunities Apple missed with some key technologies -- such as HyperCard and the Newton."

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  1. Re:The newton.... by NFNNMIDATA · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ummm... the poster is joking, not being "interesting".

  2. Re:Not tech related but... by Umrick · · Score: 1, Troll

    Back in the day when Commodore and the Amiga still roamed... I looked at a Mac Quadra with video ability. The Apple store in Norfolk wanted just under $10,000 for a no-harddrive floppy only machine. They even came right out and told me if I payed list they'd support me, they'd haggle over price, but wouldn't offer support.

    The combination of hideous behavior from dealers in the day (snobbishness?) combined with insanely high prices kept me away from Apple.

    Pricing now is right in line with equivalent hardware, and I've had much better contacts with Apple Minions.