> Eric Dahlinger > Communications Director > Newer Technology, Inc. wrote: > When more than a few of the required chips to build 500 series upgrades have > been discontinued, it's hard to point the finger at Newer Technology. Other > companies supplied Apple and Newer with these chips. When Apple told them > they no longer wanted any more of these chips, they simply stopped making > them. Since Newer's order wasn't enough volume to convince them otherwise, > the supply of new parts evaporated. You will excuse me for being a little testy on this subject, but I was under the impression that Newer [and other such suppliers] were �After Market� providers? Why would you be concerned with what Apple wanted, when you sell aftermarket upgrades directly to the consumer? You have partially answered my concerns and suspicions, stating that you are taking, or took, your marching orders from Apple on these issues. Apple isn�t going to make any money on the sales of upgrade parts to keep older PowerBooks competitive with the newer, faster models they sell. If they help make late model PowerBooks obsolete faster by drying up the supply of upgrade CPUs, then perhaps they will sell more G4s and iBooks ? What a concept! There are a LOT of people out here who cannot afford to buy -or in my case *unwilling* to buy a new machine, if I can keep my trusty old 500 or 2400 clipping along at the faster speeds a CPU upgrade can afford -at a fraction of the cost of a new machine. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but -it looks and smells like collusion to make the consumer anti-up more bucks to me. Of course, I am conflicted -owning a lot of Apple shares. I want to see the company do well, but not at the expense of college kids and other lower end users - or PB2400 affecinados, like me. > -- Drew ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Reader Specials: 2.5GB Seagate SCSI: $119, 4GB IBM SCSI: $199, Norton Util. 4.0: $29, Mac Parts, Systems & Repairs <http://www.macresq.com>
