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- From: mattc@moaner.sps.mot.com (Matt Costanza)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Walker vs. the $999 7200/75 w/4xCD!
- Date: 5 Apr 1996 03:09:35 GMT
- Organization: Motorola MCTG/MMTG
- Message-ID: <4k22tf$95c@talos4.sps.mot.com>
- References: <4jcgcv$s5p@info1.sdrc.com> <4jvdrg$2pr@flood.xnet.com> <1996Apr4.000855.53819@cobra.uni.edu>
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- In article <1996Apr4.000855.53819@cobra.uni.edu> sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu (PETER SINCLAIR-DAY) writes:
- >In article <4jvdrg$2pr@flood.xnet.com>, jcompton@flood.xnet.com (Jason Compton) writes:
- >> Karl Thomas (kathomas@nyx.cs.du.edu) wrote:
- >>
- >> : You do realize without Apple, the PPC chip doesn't hae a chance in the
- >> : market, don't you? Motorola and IBM aren't selling as many PowerPC based
- >>
- >> Your first statement was correct. Except the realization that it is true
- >> is what has convinced Motorola to throw support at the Amiga, because
- >> while I harbor no ill will towards Apple, they're no longer the bedrock
- >> of stability they once were.
- >>
- >> I'd rather see Apple survive than fail, because one more non-Gatesian
- >> system is one more alternative to monopoly. But don't put all of your
- >> eggs in their basket.
- >
- >I agree, I would like the Amiga survive as well. But, AT needs to aggressively
- >support the NA market with aggresively priced hardware and persuade developers
- >to produce cutting edge apps instead of dropping crumbs on this side of the
- >Atlantic.
- >
-
- I have said it many, many times. If AT wants to get into the NA market, they
- are going to have to agree to lose a good bit of money before they will be
- able to make any money. They are going to have to offer machines at a low
- enough price so that consumers will even look at them instead of a Mac or
- Intel/X86 box.
-
- Regards,
- --
- Matt Costanza
- Motorola Inc - Information Systems
- Network Analyst - Site Networks and Computing
- Mattc@Moaner.Sps.Mot.Com 512.891.6110
-