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- From: larrymb@gramercy.ios.com (Pacarana)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Is it Adios Amiga again? (AT sold out!)
- Date: 17 Apr 1996 22:06:38 GMT
- Organization: Internet Online Services
- Message-ID: <657.6681T762T2350@gramercy.ios.com>
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- >They are obviously wrong when he said they wouldn't sell more (A4000ts)
- >if they lowered the price.. they WOULD sell more (in the short term) BUT
- >what I think he means is that this would send out the image the computer is
- >being dumped, turning people off from buying it in the long run as they will
- >wonder if it will continue to be supported!
- Oh, that's absurd.
-
- > Also, the profit they are making
- >on it will go towards marketing and advertising for the Amiga in general (but
- >you bet that will only be in Europe).
- What profit, if there are no sales? Look what happened to CBM when they
- charged 1985 prices for the A2000 practically ten years later.
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