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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Response to recent comments/criticisms
- Distribution: world
- Organization: Nostromo
- From: damocles@nostromo.gate.net (Randy Vice)
- Message-ID: <damocles.3mon@nostromo.gate.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 96 01:31:12 EST
-
- On Mon 15-Apr-1996 11:25a, Steve Kreckman wrote:
- S> Hi all,
-
- S> A healthy dish of skepticism was recently served up by Ross Cohen
- S> (rycohen@acsu.buffalo.edu). The critiscms were well placed and not
- S> unexpected (you gotta take the good with the bad). I just wanted to
- S> take some time to respond and let you know we're listening. Yes,
- S> surprise, we do read the newsgroups and we do hear you.
-
- S> I'm not going to give you a lot of condescending rhetoric because your
- S> comments deserve an honest response. I'll be as forthright as I can.
-
- I think that is all we want and deserve. Leave the snow jobs to M$.
-
- S> The success of a platform has always depended on the developer base and
- S> user community. We all know too well what you've endured (a lot of us
- S> are ex-C= folks) and the loyalty of the Amiga developers/users has been
- S> amazing. This speaks volumes for the belief in the potential of the
- S> Amiga technology. A hardware box is nothing without good apps and we
- S> realize the crucial role played by developers.
-
- S> Now to answer the comments
-
- S> > So VisiCorp bought the Amiga not knowing whether it planned
- S> >to make *new* Amiga PC's. This should definitively tell people where
- S> >the corporations real interest lies. And this, of course, is what
- S> >is really scaring people. Escom had comitted to the new machines -
- S> >PPC, RTG, etc. You have not.
-
- S> First off, I apologize for being a bit vague but things have been
- S> moving pretty quickly around here. There are a lot of deals,
- S> negotiations, and partnerships that are in the works. It would be
- S> improper (if not illegal as we are a publicly traded company) for
- S> anyone inside the company to prematurely reveal this information. I
- S> know you're hungry for information and I ask your patience. There
- S> *will* be more announcements made in the very near future, just keep an
- S> eye on our web site at http://www.vistv.com.
-
- Steve, doing the webb site is alright, but I rather see you (VIScom) go more
- active then a passive webb site. As soon as it's humanly possible (legal,
- within Corp policy, ect., ect.), just post your announcements right to this
- newsgroup (plus a few others). C.S.A.Announce is alright but it can be a tad
- bit slow. Personally, I rather see some guerilla warfare to show some "Fire In
- The Belly" attitude then laid back and "oh, we're here" attitude.
-
- Other then that Steve, welcome to the Family. :^)
-
- : damocles@nostromo.gate.net : Bruce Morrow,a man before and after his time:
- :"The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the :
- :United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." :
- : - Samual Adams : Morrow Project Recon: The Expendible Ones :
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