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- From: lolsen@hsr.no (Lasse Olsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Why are europeans dumb enough to buy amigas?
- Date: 8 Apr 1996 20:16:08 GMT
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- Byran Lee (byran.lee@svis.org) wrote:
- : fa> Message-ID: <876.6668T1113T2965@ak.planet.gen.nz>
- : fa> Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.games
- : fa> comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc
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- : >>In article <4jp629$m0h@guava.epix.net>, wnear@epix.net (Bill Near) writes:
- : >>> On Mon, 01 Apr 1996 00:50:50 GMT, David Corn articulated:
- : >>> <> On 26 Mar 1996 05:45:06 GMT, tempest@netins.net wrote:
- : >>> <> >Yes I surely did. My Amiga has applications and I use them.. Gee you
- : >>> <> >didn't know this? Well, yes, I am here to tell you, Amiga has
- : >>> applications.
- : >>> <> >Now you know..
- : >>> <>
- : >>> <> They're toys compared to PC apps, and they're horribly overpriced.
- : fa> >>
- : >>> Amiga apps are overpriced? At least we don't pay $300+ for a
- : >>> stupid word processor that the average user won't use 70% of
- : >>> its features!
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- : >>The advantage is having a choice that you don't have.. You heard of
- : >>ClarisWorks, WordPerfect and MS Works? A lot less than $300.
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- : fa> MS Works? That's a contadiction in terms.
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- : fa> Plus, I have WordWorth 5 on my Amiga, and I prefer using it to MS Word on the
- : fa> home PC.
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- : Your're really sick, you know that? Anyone who actually likes
- : using WordWorth 5 (or any other Amiga WP) needs to see a shrink
- : badly.
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- Based on what 'sain' arguments?
- You've just been to an appointment with one perhaps?
- Cheers...
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