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- From: santhony@engr.mun.ca (STEPHEN ANTHONY)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.marketplace,comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Is it Adios Amiga again? (AT sold out!)
- Date: 12 Apr 1996 12:53:55 GMT
- Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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- I agree, I think this may finally kill the Amiga for good. How many
- people do you know of that were waiting for the new Amigas to be produced
- so they could buy one of them? The only reason the market is staying
- together at all was because of the enthusiasum of the expected NEW AMIGA'S.
- It certainly wasn't because of the product now available, and definitely
- not because of current prices. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those
- Amiga bashers. I've been using Amiga computers since 1987, but since the
- early 90's, things have been going downhill. That is not bashing the
- platform, that is a fact.
-
- The real fact of the matter is not where the new Amiga's will come from,
- or even what their prices or specs will be. The real concern of many
- users is support. First it was Commodore, then Escom, and now Viscorp.
- I mean, where will it stop? Who is going to buy a computer from a
- company that changes hands every few years?
-
- I think that the main problem that faces the Amiga of 1996 is the loss of
- faith by its followers, not to mention those that have never heard of the
- Amiga. Probably some may think that I am just one person who has lost
- faith, but I know I have been in this market long enough to see many
- others who feel the same way.
-
- Anyway, thats my two cents worth. I hope nobody considers this a flame.
-
-
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- / / / Any smoothly functioning technology will have the appearance
- ____/ / / of magic. - ARTHUR C CLARKE (on the Amiga) -
- \ \/ / /
- \/_/_/ AMIGA RULES Steve Anthony santhony@engr.mun.ca
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