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- From: bayleyp@slip.net (bayleyp)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Apple troubles benefit Amiga?
- Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 20:56:45 -0700
- Organization: me
- Message-ID: <bayleyp-1401962056450001@slip159.ucs.orst.edu>
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- In article
- <Pine.SOL.3.90.960113211912.12724E-100000@sophocles.algonet.se>, Thomas
- Karlsen <sledge@algonet.se> wrote:
-
- > On Fri, 12 Jan 1996, Wells Fargo Bank wrote:
- >
- > > I understand that they are considering aiming at the higher-end Mac market
- > > and leaving the entry level machines to stream-line their company again.
- > > The low-end machines are less profitable, but this could be Amigas ace
- > > in the hole. I don't believe this problem with Apple will be long term,
- > > but if it lasts for 4 to 6 months, it could benefit the Amiga.
- > >
- > > When the March Amiga comes out with the Netster/Surfer bundle and the
- > > Mac Amiga comes along about the same time, these systems could be offered
- > > toward people interested in a low-end Mac, or Mac-type system. This could
- > > get some new blood in the Amiga community, and fill a gap that the Macs
- > > may not have available if they do drop most if not all their low-end
- > > systems to concentrate on better profiting systems.
- >
- > Now everything that needs to give Amiga new life is marketing! I hope
- > Amiga Tech realize that!
- >
- > Do you really think Windows would be a bestseller if Microsoft didn't
- > advert over a Million dollar on it? I sure don't think so.. The Amiga
- > sold/sells good without adds, but just imagine what it would sell with 1
- > million dollar add campain behind it!!! :-)
-
- Actually what sells microsoft is 86code, DOS and Win3.x compatability. The
- ads didn't sell as much as they thought they would (9mil instead of
- 32mil).
-