[NTLK] Museum of Failure as Journalists

[Carlos D. Santiago]

I like Newton, its software and collaborative messaging model. I miss that. 

As the saying goes “horses for courses” but in the realm of corporate profits, earnings per second, I can see that perhaps the platform needed some retooling. 

For all Steve’s montras, he did well, but we all have our faults. The best case I can describe him re: the newton was expediency - often the good often gets tossed with the bad. 

I wish it had gotten that chance or opened up for others to follow as a software paradigm.  

A pity. 
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/los "I was a teenage net random"

> On Jan 25, 2024, at 11:46 PM, Dan <dan at dbdigitalweb.com> wrote:
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> On 1/22/2024 1:12 PM, Grant Hutchinson via NewtonTalk wrote:
>>>> On Jan 21, 2024, at 3:40 PM, Maury Estabrooks wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am done serving in the role of Apple Apologist.
>> 
>> As am I. I just hate seeing inaccurate information persist.
>> 
>>> If you are trying to decide if you should get into Newton or not, do not do it. For the people who know it, it will be worth it for them. Myself included.
>> 
>> I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for this, Maury.
>> 
>> g.
> 
> I also agree with what has been said about this.  But I also see how, depending on your definition, it might fit in the category of 'failure'.  What was developed in the Newton has lived on, just not exactly as we wanted.  Of course these days, security wise, one aspect of what made the Newton great could not be done now.
> 
> What *does* bug me is people never see what *IF* the Newton had continued, it would have done well.  The moment it was killed it WAS doing well.  Yes it hadn't made back the investment at that point, but it certainly WOULD have.  The only reason the plug was pulled was because Jobs had returned and killed all projects but Mac's, if they were making money or not.
> 
> He did save the company, now personally I think the Newton was the one project that COULD have been left alone.  It was on its own after all, a separate company.   It wasn't harming Apple or being a drain on their bottom line at that point.
> 
> -Dan
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