Blame Apple. Top secret fees, overpriced docs.
Apple wanted 895 dollars for the programming manuals for newton.
DOCUMENTATION! Microsoft that same time frame gave away cdroms full of documentation and compilers and debugger for a grand total of 35 dollars shipped to you.
35 dollars for prerelease windows dev cds vs 895 dollars for apple newton.
Apple kept that price that high until the bitter end, and when newton was down the toilet started lowering the price for newton programming manuals.
heres a real laugh riot... that money for newton apps did not go to developers... some went to APPLE !
All newton apps to bind with the apple libraries and ship had to sign a top secret license agreement with apple with massive penalties if the follwinge information is EVER revealed. But I am revealing it here :
APPLE IS TO GET THREE PERCENT OF THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF ALL NEWTON SALES. (not net, Gross receipts).
Well than means apple is responsible for no less than 3% of the inflated price, and when you factor in the overpriced developer manuals, you get so called "greedy newton" prices.
That info above had a "fire and brimstone" clause protecting its secrecy from wall street, or the public.
Palm Pilot kicked apples butt eventually and created a Multi Billion Dollar empire, all because Palm tried to do the opposite of apple in every regard with developer relationships.
Apple should have PAID developers to read newton manuals, let alone have the gall to charge developer program members 895 dollars for documentation on the newton.
Microsofts 35 dollars developer cd-rom helped propel Windows 95 into history and jack up its stock over a third of a trillion dollars.
Apple is the greedy fools.
Apple wanted 895 dollars for the programming manuals for newton.
DOCUMENTATION! Microsoft that same time frame gave away cdroms full of documentation and compilers and debugger for a grand total of 35 dollars shipped to you.
35 dollars for prerelease windows dev cds vs 895 dollars for apple newton.
Apple kept that price that high until the bitter end, and when newton was down the toilet started lowering the price for newton programming manuals.
heres a real laugh riot... that money for newton apps did not go to developers... some went to APPLE !
All newton apps to bind with the apple libraries and ship had to sign a top secret license agreement with apple with massive penalties if the follwinge information is EVER revealed. But I am revealing it here :
APPLE IS TO GET THREE PERCENT OF THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF ALL NEWTON SALES. (not net, Gross receipts).
Well than means apple is responsible for no less than 3% of the inflated price, and when you factor in the overpriced developer manuals, you get so called "greedy newton" prices.
That info above had a "fire and brimstone" clause protecting its secrecy from wall street, or the public.
Palm Pilot kicked apples butt eventually and created a Multi Billion Dollar empire, all because Palm tried to do the opposite of apple in every regard with developer relationships.
Apple should have PAID developers to read newton manuals, let alone have the gall to charge developer program members 895 dollars for documentation on the newton.
Microsofts 35 dollars developer cd-rom helped propel Windows 95 into history and jack up its stock over a third of a trillion dollars.
Apple is the greedy fools.