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- From: nyle@cyber1.servtech.com (nyle landas)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Cheap maker of NA 1200s needed!
- Date: 9 Jan 1996 22:53:25 GMT
- Organization: ServiceTech, Inc.
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- References: <96002.020900GREMS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> <19960104.11CCB70.EB7B@olympus.net>
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- Don Schmelling (dons@olympus.net) wrote:
- : GREMS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU wrote:
- : : It is clear that the A1200 Voyager bundle could go over very big
- : : here in North Amierica, but not if we can't even get enough of them
- : : to meet existing demand, as now looks the case.
- : : Let me put it bluntly. Petro Tyschenko should rethink the production
- : : of 1200s in France only. He sould rethink limiting the AGA machines to
-
- : Have you considered the cost of a) building a new factory.
- : b) refurbishing an old factory.
- : There are opotunity costs either way. It is just not possible to create
- : a factory to produce computers for nothing. I think that unless there
- : was a very high demand for the computers AT would probably lose money
- : in the long run opening up a new factory.
-
- Who the heck says you have to build them yourselves. Hey, IBM - I'd like
- you to manufacturer 1 milliion of these for me. OR hey, DELL I'd like you
- to make 1 million of these for me. There are many manufactureres out htere
- looking for work.
-
- : I think it would be much cheaper to just increase production if the need
- : arises.
-
- Not if customers have to wait for things on BO and stores have to tell
- cusotmers it's on BO. MAny retailers stopped carrying Amigas for just this
- reason - lack of supply for Commodore.
-
- : : the role of a limited production stop gap machine until the PPC Amiga'
- : : can be brought out. The AT business plan appears to be a reasonable one,
- : : but no business plan should be so set in stone that it can't be ammended
- : : when new situations present themselfs. The potential of the 1200 in
- : : NA as a web access machine was not necessarily appearant even a few
- : : months ago. Things have moved much more rapidly than people thought they
-
- : Again have you thought about the opportunity costs for doing this.
-
- Have you thought of the returns?
-
- : : office (though in the age of CU CME, one wonders just how much less control.
- : : the Philidelphia facilities are available for fabrication of machines, You
- : : can do the AGA chips in Asia, or Eastern Europe. Look it can be done. It
- : : may mean diverting some resources from the PPC Amigas to the AGA machines,
- : : but if the prize is worth it, the risk may be worth it. I'm not asking for
-
- Don't know if it's the case but there sure would seem to be a huge market
- for an inexpensive machine over here with internet access. Everyone is
- interested in the internet right now even my Mom - but can't justify a $1500
- PC compatible to cruise the web and write a few letters.
-
- : : Also, manufacuturing capacity remains relatively slack in NA,
- : : so production costs should remain low.
-
- Too True. There are companies that would love to build Amigas - thankful jsut for the
- business.
-
- -Nyle
-
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- Build a better mouse trap and Bill Gates will steal all the cheese.
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