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- From: wfblan@netcom.com (Wells Fargo Bank)
- Subject: Re: AT UK redundancies
- Message-ID: <wfblanDLBGt6.48u@netcom.com>
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- References: <81F83021@cu-amiga.demon.co.uk> <780173170wnr@innov.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 08:27:06 GMT
- Sender: wfblan@netcom14.netcom.com
-
- C:WINSOCKKA9QSPOOLMAIL (keith@innov.demon.co.uk) wrote:
- : In article: <81F83021@cu-amiga.demon.co.uk> Mat Bettinson
- : <mat@cu-amiga.demon.co.uk> writes:
- : >
- : > Some news; (We heard a couple of days ago but I've been extremely busy)
- : >
- : > Jonathan Anderson, joint MD of Amiga Technologies UK, and two other
- : support
- : > staff have been laid off from the small UK outfit.
- : >
- : > The reason given is "Very poor sales over Christmas."
-
- : What a surprise!
-
- : Escom refuse point blank to advertise in any way, refuse to promote the
- : Amiga at all, and then complain that sales are low?!
-
- : Jeez - if they are surprised by that, can we *really* trust them with the
- : future of the Amiga (a machine they did not want to buy anyway)?
-
-
- Well, from what Petro has shared, it seems that when the Amiga was going to
- be up for sale that it was planned to purchase IT right off and kept quiet
- until it was time to 'pounce' at the auction. Your concern is valid, but
- it seems that your facts are not in order.
-
- Rob Bamford
- (wfblan@netcom.com)
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