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>Lisa was not exactly overpriced Perhaps for a lucky few, but its relative value was unsustainable in that market condition. We both know Jobs would have want
by Joel_Mckay 6mo ago
>Lisa was not exactly overpriced
Perhaps for a lucky few, but its relative value was unsustainable in that market condition.
We both know Jobs would have wanted more out of MacBook Neo for the users. I think the coin-sweating on modern budget-platforms like Chromebooks would have never made it past his desk. He understood brand goodwill value all too well. =3
- musicale 6mo ago> its relative value was unsustainable in that market condition The Lisa 2 was "only" $1000 more than the ($2495) Macintosh, and included a full office software suite. Ironically though that may have been a reason why developers targeted the Mac, which only included MacWrite and MacPaint.
- Joel_Mckay 6mo agoHaving fully integrated office platforms with highly limited use-cases is a laggard consumer product. Then selling people a "cheaper version" of a bad deal tainted the branding further. Even the "free" upgrades for original Lisa owners drives was essentially telegraphing customers people had ripped them off already. Sometimes, offering a discount on a bad deal just makes the brand damage worse. =3
- cmrdporcupine 6mo agoYes like many companies in that era, Apple didn't really understand the value of third party developers until later and they tried to make the Lisa into a holistic closed system, a whole solution, packaging everything and leave little room for third parties. And the copy protection & licensing was extremely strict on it, as well.