[vslist] MATLAB on Mac OS X

[Geraint Rees]

List readers may be interested in the official response (below) that I got
today from Apple after cc'ing them in my message to Mark Kelly following the
earlier posting to the list. Note they would like us to tell Mathworks how
many licences we would buy, as well as expressing our support.

Geraint
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Geraint Rees MRCP PhD           | Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
g.rees@fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk        | University College London
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Apple would enthusiastically welcome the return of The MathWorks to the
Mac community with a new offering of MATLAB on Mac OS X.  We believe that
the arrival of our new operating system presents great opportunities for
many developers in the scientific and technical arena, including The
MathWorks.  We must also respect the business concerns associated with
bringing a product to market and understand that The MathWorks must be
able to realize a reasonable return on any development investment.  To
help them gauge the viability of the Mac market for MATLAB, it would be
very helpful for customers to send a letter of concern to Mark Kelly, the
Vice President of Sales at The MathWorks (mkelly@mathworks.com), telling
him precisely how many copies of MATLAB would be purchased by that
customer's institution or company, should it be brought to Mac OS X.  In
this manner, The MathWorks can fairly and reasonably ascertain the
strength of the business case and make a decision based on verifiable
information.

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Science and Technology Team
Apple Computer, Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA (USA)
95014

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