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- From: "Stefano Agostinelli" <agos001@pn.itnet.it>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Viscorp, Amiga, and the future.
- Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 14:32:46 +0100
- Organization: ITnet
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- Paul Boos wrote in comp.sys.amiga.misc about "Re: Viscorp, Amiga, and the
- future.":
- > I agree. While we all don't like to see our beloved technology bought
- > and sold so quickly, it is foolish to think this is a bad thing. In
- > fact, by having the company's HQ here in North America, it will help.
-
- Help?Please consider that the vast majority of Amigas reside here in
- Europe.US of A,once the land where it all began and looked so bright,
- is now CloneLand...
-
- > VIS Corp. has a vested interest in ensuring that the Amiga's name is well
- > publicized.
-
- Probably VIScorp will not publize the Amiga,just his ED settopbox...
- remember NewTek Toaster? :(
-
- > This in turn means that they need to continue development,
- > which in turn pushes them to get more people signed up to the cause...
-
- Well the question is: what kind of development?If all they want is
- to develop Amiga "things" for ITV,the platform we all know and love
- is at stop gap.
-
- > Escom in reality had some competing interests (although most big
- > companies do, so this wasn't necessarily bad...), for one - they have
- > always been in the PC market. But increasing Amiga market share
- > decreases PC share. Hmmm... If you wanted to focus on your product line
- > after taking a loss, what would you do? Sell the non-focus area for a
- > profit (and a it was a hell of one for such a short time).
-
- Pretty right.
-
- > Likewise, VIS Corp. (the VIS is capitalized isn't it?) probably would
- > love to capitilize on the Amiga's name recognition in Europe as a way to
- > get their set-top boxes in those markets...
-
- Yes capitalized (just a note VIS in latin means force,energy,power,...)
-
- > And what's that? Was it that Boos guy over to the side again screaming
- > for Java integration on the Amiga? Oh never mind his rants...
-
- Java integration for the Amiga or for the Amiga-based settop?
-
- Cheers
- Stefano
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