JOHN C. DVORAK was right on track ("Barbarians at the Windows," November '95, page 210) -- a refreshing change in a publication that is sometimes too inward-looking. I think Apple was hoping Windows 95 would go down in flames, so it could catch up with Copland. Apple needs to keep the focus on the future and meet the challenge to put the Mac OS back on top!
Michael Ash
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THE GLOOM AND DOOM Dvorak summons up can be cut with a paper knife. Yes, the folks at Apple are very confused about what they should be doing. But, nevertheless, they have a fine system that can withstand the assault of Bill Gates.
Perry Myers
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DVORAK WRITES an entertaining column, but he's no Edward Gibbon. The Roman Empire did not fall because Romans became fat and lazy. Instead, the Empire's fall was caused by a precipitous decline in the population of the Roman aristocracy (loss of market share?) coupled with a succes-sion of mediocre emperors (Scullius and Spindlerum?) who relied too much on mercenary armies of barbarians to protect the empire's borders (Microsoft Word and Excel remain the dominant word-processing and spreadsheet apps on the Mac).
Finally, although Rome fell in the fifth century A.D., it was succeeded by numerous Roman Empire wannabes. I guess we can look forward to Attila the Gates peddling his lame OS as being "just like a Mac" well into the next century.
