Why didn’t Apple just discontunue the IIe after introducing the IIgs?

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The IIgs can run all IIe’s software and even use the expansion cards designed for Apple II. The price difference wasn’t big. Why didn’t Apple just drop the IIe/IIc line and force users to migrate to the IIgs? I am sure that will extend the life of Apple II line much longer.

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