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- From: Mike@Redrobe.demon.co.uk (Mike)
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- Subject: Re: Amiga 1200 Internet bundle
- Date: 02 Feb 96 10:44:26 +0000
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- Hi, John Hendrikx , on 31-Jan-96 03:20:55 you scribbled....
- >In a message of 30 Jan 96 Edmund Vermeulen wrote to Marc J. Albrecht:
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- MJA>>> It's that simple: MUI is a GOOD system (just like Windows for a DOS PC
- MJA>>> is a real improvement) and gives you nearly the same disadvantages. It
- MJA>>> slows down ALL of your applications, it comes with a childish look and
- MJA>>> so on. MANY people LOVE it. Many don't.
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- EV>> By including MUI, Amiga Technologies is effectively dividing the Amiga
- EV>> market in two. This can never be a good thing for them.
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- >How about using a more generic statement:
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- >"By including <product X>, Amiga Technologies is effectively dividing the
- >Amiga market in two: Those who like it, and those who dislike it. This can
- >never be a good thing for them."
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- EV>> People who don't like MUI will never buy the Internet package from
- EV>> them.
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- >There are lots of people who don't like MUI, but still use it if there is a
- >need for it. It seems though AT is going to include MUI 3.2 with the
- >internet package, which is rumoured to be less demanding on the system than
- >earlier versions. As CPU-power and memory-usage are the two main problems
- >people have with MUI this may go a long way in making those people a little
- >happier.
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- Well I was one (using MUI because Amosaic used it.) but now I've deleted it.
- I have yet be impressed by any MUI program.
- (Oh dear I think I may be starting something here :(
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- >Grtz John
- >-- Via Xenolink 1.981, XenolinkUUCP 1.1
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- Mike
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