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- From: sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu (PETER SINCLAIR-DAY)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Walker vs. the $999 7200/75 w/4xCD!
- Message-ID: <1996Apr11.110050.54003@cobra.uni.edu>
- Date: 11 Apr 96 11:00:50 -0500
- References: <4jcgcv$s5p@info1.sdrc.com> <4jvdrg$2pr@flood.xnet.com><1996Apr4.000855.53819@cobra.uni.edu> <4k22tf$95c@talos4.sps.mot.com> <151503@cup.portal.com>
- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
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- In article <151503@cup.portal.com>, Gemini2@cup.portal.com (Gary Alan Peake) writes:
- >>In article <1996Apr4.000855.53819@cobra.uni.edu> sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu (PE
- > T
- >>ER SINCLAIR-DAY) writes:
- >>>In article <4jvdrg$2pr@flood.xnet.com>, jcompton@flood.xnet.com (Jason Compto
- > n
- >>) 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 aggressive
- > l
- >>y
- >>>support the NA market with aggresively priced hardware and persuade developer
- > s
- >>>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
- >
- >
- > Why should Amiga Technologies have to lose money before trying to make any
- > money to get into the NA market? This is BULL!!
-
- Is it? The A4000T should be priced at half it is now. No excuse.
- >
- > All Amiga Technologies has to do is to be priced competitively and get some
- > good exposure (like the McDonald's deal, for instance).
-
- Being contradicting are you? How do you define priced competitively?
-
- >
- > When C= was jerking us (the user base) and it's employees around, lying to
- > us, and squandering all their assets ... the USER BASE was selling the
- > systems! How many dealers did you see advertise? How many 'national ads'
- > did you see from C=?
- >
-
- C= did not sell many Amigas in NA.
-
- > What sold the systems was the user base suggesting it 'word of mouth' to
- > other users and interested parties.
- >
- > If we have competitive products that can give the same bang for the buck
- > that the 500, 2000, 3000, and 1200 did AND we have some kind of exposure
- > like the McDonalds deal in Germany ... I happen to think that many, many
- > units will sell ... and sell faster than anyone ever dreamed!
- >
-
- Nice to be optomistic..But..
-
- > Gary Peake "Mystic Meg" Fellow AMIGA Users:
- > -------------------------------------------------
- > Gemini2@cup.portal.com Portal Communications | TEAM AMIGA is a grassroots
- > 1:106/7512.1 Club Amiga-Houston,Tx | movement designed to provide
- > | support to all AMIGA users,
- > Proud supporter of Amiga Technologies | to AMIGA TECHNOLOGIES, and
- > Asst Co-ordinator ---> *TEAM AMIGA* | to all AMIGA vendors.
- > -------------------------------------------------
- > 43 year old Beta-Tester AND Central American Exporter!
- >
- > ... Let it out and let it in - The Beatles
- >
- > -*- ASTG 1.9
-
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