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- From: chall@clover.cleaf.com (Chris Hall)
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- Subject: Re: Why not Wal-Mart or Sears!!!
- Date: 25 Jan 1996 13:34:40 GMT
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- Charles E Taylor IV (charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu) wrote:
-
- : Don't forget that the CD32 at this price is probably selling at a loss or
- : it's used.
-
- Sony and Sega seem to be able to make money when selling their new CD game
- systems for $300 and they have development costs and custom chip costs to
- cover. The CD32's construction is just as simple as their systems and AT
- has little development costs tied into it so far. With a little more
- development on it to add a faster processor, SIMM sockets, I/O ports and
- hard drive controller, they could have a winning little machine. Even if
- they had to leave the hard drive out, it would be a big seller.
-
-
- : Again, at a loss. Losing money isn't probably in AT'a plans. :)
-
- Sony and Sega don't seem to be loosing money. Why do you think AT would.
-
-
- : Only relevant if it has some software that compares to what's offered on
- : other platforms. Chances are, if they see a $500 computer with relatively
- : no software and an $800-$900 computer that comes with Windoze and Works,
- : the more expensive computer will sell.
-
- When was the last time you went into the stores? I did some browsing
- yesterday and you can't get a computer at most mass market outlets for
- under about $1250. The $750 difference is a big chunk of change for most
- people lower middle class families. I think that many of them would see
- the logic in getting a $500 computer over a $300 game machine.
-
-
- : I doubt AT can make a $500 computer like you mention.
-
- I don't know about that. C= did a good job of making a less than $500
- computer years ago. Before C= went under, the A1200 was falling to just
- under $400. With the lower hard drive prices these days, there no reason
- they couldn't do one with a hard drive for about $500.
-
- Something around 70%-80% of the people out there don't own a computer yet.
- If AT can market a $500 computer soon, they will be able to take a good
- chunk of that market.
-
- Most of the people out there don't own computers and don't know Windows
- from a hole in the wall. If AT could target that vast market, they
- could make some serious money. Also those people don't read computer
- magazines so no matter how many ads AT puts in them, they will never see
- them. But they do go into mass market stores and watch TV, a $500
- computer would speak to them more than any computer magazine ad.
-
- That was Apple's problem, they never understood it. Their low end
- machines never went low end enough.
-
-
- : Besides, the CD32 is becoming a dead horse and should stay that way. :)
-
- It doesn't have to be a CD32. It could be something more like that black
- Amiga set-top box they have been talking about. Of course they will have
- more development cost with it but that shouldn't stop it from being in
- the $500 range if they market it right and sell enough of them. I wish AT
- would go into a partnership with Sega, they know how to market to the
- right people. Have you see the Sega Nomad (a hand held Gensis)?
-
-
- Chris Hall
-