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- From: sebastien <juanico@daffy.csee.usf.edu>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: VisiCorp paid $40m - why?
- Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 23:35:18 -0400
- Organization: University of South Florida
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- Martin L Baker wrote:
- >
- > In article <4l7kjn$qfu@tuegate.tue.nl> you wrote:
- > : : SO WHY DIDN'T VISICORP BUY THE WHOLE OF COMMODORE?
- > :
- > : Because they were better of leaving Amiga development to others (AT). Now
- > : that AT is not under Escom anymore, they safest solution is to acquire AT.
- > : (As their product is based on Amiga technology!)
- >
- > Ok, what Amiga development have AT done? I mean really, Phase 5 were
- > already working on PPC development, and I would NEVER ever describe the
- > walker as something that had been developed - more thrown together.
- > They've done more for the amiga than any other firms could have done. Unlike the
- US there is still a market in Europe which is a good motivation for a company.
- All the amiga stores I knew here in Florida are gone, on the other hand all my
- friends in Europe can walk up to a store and buy amiga stuff. Good luck
- recreating a market for the amiga in the US.
-
- > : And I think VIScorp is better of leaving Amiga development under Amiga
- > : Technologies (as a daughter firm), which also does the Amiga _computer_
- > : development and sales.
- >
- > Nope. Amiga development should go home now - back to America, it should
- > never have left there in the first place.Oh yes so that the Amiga can be one more time managed by a real GREATE AMERICAN
- COMPANY like Commodore.
- >
- > Martin
-