From: Loren Finkelstein (Loren_at_Finkelstein.Net)
Date: Wed Jun 13 2001 - 19:57:34 PDT
The reason the Newton was not a success was because Apple didn't market it,
except for when the original first came out.
Even at the height of the Newton's day, when the 2100 came out, people who
saw me with it asked if it was some kind of Palm.
It could have had a telepathic interface, and without marketing, it still
would have failed.
Loren
On 6/13/01 5:33 PM, "Frederick Heald" <justfred_at_netcom.com> wrote:
> While we're talking about this, it has occurred to me:
>
> If Apple had chosen USB (which I believe was available tho not common; I
> could be wrong) as the interface instead of the interconnect port (which
> is basically the same thing) the Newton might have been a success.
>
> Better connectivity; better docking; more options for peripherals; no
> dongle; multiple connections via hubs; and maybe even a better synch
> program to go along with it.
>
> Thoughts?
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