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- From: prosper@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu (John Prosper)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Fat Lady warming up!
- Date: 21 Apr 1996 01:25:36 -0400
- Organization: Tallahassee Free-Net
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- Jeroen T. Vermeulen (jtv@xs4all.nl) wrote:
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- : In article <4l6afk$gem@azure.acsu.buffalo.edu> rycohen@acsu.buffalo.edu
- : (Ross Y Cohen) writes:
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- : > I is not 'reading between the lines'. I was reading the actual lines.
- : > Current models = A1200 and A4000.
- : > Future models = PPC amigas.
- : > VIScorp has stated that they are *considering future models*. Ergo,
- : > PPC is not (presently) part of their future plans. This doesn't rule
- : > new amiga PC's in the future, but it does show that they weren't
- : > planning on them when they decided to plunck down $40 mil. for the Amy
- : > tachnology.
-
- : If we're going to squeeze every milligram of detail out of every word, let me
- : just note here that there is a difference between "considering future models"
- : and "considering building future models".
-
- : Meaning that another, more optimistic interpretation does suggest itself--that
- : individual product plans, not the entire concept of product plans, are being
- : considered. For instance, VIScorp may decide to scrap the Walker (hey, that was
- : just a for-instance! No, stop, don't flame me, pleaaase! NOOOOooooooo) but
- : continue with the PowerAmiga, which I maintain would be a sensible move EVEN if
- : it's just for network/set-top machines.
-
- Any corporation which takes over a company and fails to review (ie.,
- consider) that company's assets, plans, and general infrastructure
- is being run by morons. I think the good folks at VisCorp are far,
- far removed from that.
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