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- From: jrstrai@freeway.net (jrstrai)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Amiga Marketing
- Date: 25 Jan 1996 21:48:04 GMT
- Organization: "Freeway (TM) - America's Public Information Network"
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- Marketing the Amiga is gonna be a serious chore. Advertizing the
- machine will not do any good if people can't go out and get one, or see a demo
- of it.
- The Amiga needs at least one major US outlet, the best way to do that
- is to make them available at Wal-Mart. That would put them in over 2000
- locations nationwide, and also in canada, and puerto rico. Not to mention we
- would not be paying inflated prices for the machines.
- If something is wrong with one take it to Wal-Mart and let customer
- service do thier job.
-
- Only after the Amiga is at least available should AT bother
- advertizing it, knowing full well, that the ads would get attention and then
- people would at least look when they went shopping, and there the computer
- would be.
- They look at the computers available on the shelf at Wal-Mart, and ask
- many different questions:
-
- 1) What would be the best one for accessing the Internet?
- The associate replies, "The Amiga Netsurfer comes with everything you
- need for accessing the net for only $xxx! which is hundreds, and even
- thousands less than the other machines we carry, while still providing all the
- power and tools you need."
-
- 2) What's the most powerful computer you have?
- "Well, that's the PowerAmiga, the computer that has the most stable
- multitasking system since 1985, and is powered by a PPC chip which allows you
- to emultate many other platforms, and there are other emulators which allow
- you to emulate practially any computer platform there is."
-
- 3) My business uses 2 computers, a mac and an IBM, is there any way I can get
- a computer that will be able to use programs for both?
-
- OR: my kid uses Mac at school and the computer at work is an IBM.
-
- 4) I am just thinking about getting a computer to get started with, is there
- one that would not be too expensive and still be useful?
- "The Amiga 1200+ is only $4xx dollars, and can do everything the
- expensive ones can, for only a fraction of the price."
-
- The Amiga is clearly the choice for a variety of people who don't
- already have Amiga's, with the most powerful personal OS/GUI, and user
- friendly. The only problem is that it cannot be PRESENTED. They have to see
- to believe.
-
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- * Amiga - You owe a lot to it, whether you use one or not! The first *
- * and still the best personal computer multitasking operating system *
- * available. By which all others are measured! *
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