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		Why Steve Jobs Killed the Newton (scripts.mit.edu)
		5 points by ingve on April 13, 2016 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

Supraperplex on April 13, 2016 [–]

Steve Jobs also said: "If you see a stylus, they blew it." The Newton had a stylus.

I think to terminate the Newton was just Jobs acting according to Jobs' design philosophy. It was his honest opinion.

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