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(Computer Curmudgeon did not age very well, with some stuff now obscure even for those of us who were watching at the time, but this entry is an interesting sna
by ableal 14y ago
(Computer Curmudgeon did not age very well, with some stuff now obscure even for those of us who were watching at the time, but this entry is an interesting snapshot of the commercial internet in 1991 California:)
"AppleLink - A marketing research project to determine whether people will pay $25/hour for electronic mail service when $5/hour service are available.
America Online is for geeks; CompuServe is for tweaks; AppleLink for sheiks; The Well is for freaks"
- jonpeda 14y agoIsn't that the entire history of Apple, though? "Maybe people will pay more for our de-commoditized version." Many times, Apple was right, for at least a significant minority of customers.
- lucian303 14y agoEntire history, yet published in the early '90's? Let's face it. Had Steve Jobs not returned, Apple would have been bankrupt by y2k.