> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:12:01 -0800
> From: "Michael S. Macdonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: much maligned IIvx...
>
> Yep...the 2Vx was better than the LC (that much was easy)
> ....but you want to match the 2Vx up against the 2Ci, three years it's senior
> (full specs at bottom of message)
>
> Mac 2Vx
> Introduction Date: October 19, 1992
> Original Price:$2950, $3550 US
> Mac 2ci
> Introduction Date:
> Original Price: $8800 US
I think the real key there is the price. In three years, the price
dropped by *two
thirds*, or more than 66%, something extraordinary for Apple on two
fronts: first,
they recognized that the market for high-priced machines was both
limited and
shrinking, thanks in part to a growing disparity between Apple and PC
prices. Second,
because the new price was now at least somewhat "affordable". I mean,
let's get
serious here for a moment: who really could afford a $9000+ computer in
1989? You
could buy decent automobiles for less than that!
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