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- From: hbassant@acorn.co.uk
- Subject: Press Release: Acorn Withdraws Promotional Consumer Video
- Date: 12 Nov 1993 13:24:13 -0000
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- Press Information: Release Date 10th November 1993
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- Acorn Withdraws Promotional Consumer Video
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- Acorn Computers has withdrawn its promotional consumer video entitled 'The
- Home Computer Minefield'.
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- Acorn Computers did not contest last week's court ruling following a
- complaint by Commodore UK, and took a voluntary decision to withdraw the
- video and to write to all consumers who responded to its home computer
- advertisements. The court looked favourably on undertakings given by Acorn
- and as a result did not feel it necessary to make a new order.
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- Mike O'Riordan, Sales and Marketing Director of Acorn Computers, feels the
- company's voluntary action to withdraw the video vindicates its claim that
- it did not intend to 'knock the competition'. "The purpose of the video was
- always to guide the consumer through the process of purchasing a computer
- for the home" said O'Riordan. We believe the Acorn range is better for the
- home consumer particularly in the home education area where we draw on our
- strengths as the leading supplier to UK education".
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- "Acorn decided not to contest the ruling at the second hearing simply
- because we do not wish to enter into a protracted legal argument with
- Commodore," added O'Riordan. "It is not productive at this time of year.
- We are now rolling out Phase II of our planned campaign for 1993".
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- The second part of the promotion will include a new video which is a
- detailed guide for parents on the educational use of computers. This video
- will also be sent free of charge to every consumer who responds to Acorn's
- home computer advertisements.
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- Founded in 1978, with 1992 revenues of #48.2m, Acorn Computers has become
- one of the UK's leading providers of personal computer products to the
- consumer and education sectors. The powerful and innovative consumer
- product range, made up of the Archimedes range of computers, is based on the
- RISC OS operating system and uses technology based on the ARM 32-bit RISC
- chip. With over 2,500 games, education, entertainment and business software
- titles available for the Acorn, the Archimedes provides the ideal solution
- for home computing. Acorn Computers Limited is part of the Acorn Computer
- Group plc, which went public on the USM in 1983.
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