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- From: carll@concour.cs.concordia.ca (LEDUC carl s)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Amiga 4000
- Message-ID: <4569@daily-planet.concordia.ca>
- Date: 22 Jul 92 00:11:10 GMT
- References: <o_seiler.02j3@wiz.outb.wimsey.bc.ca> <mcgradyj.711254026@marsh> <24590@sophia.inria.fr>
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- In article <o_seiler.02j3@wiz.outb.wimsey.bc.ca> <mcgradyj.711254026@marsh>
- writes:
-
- > Keep in mind that there is a terrible psychological battle going out there
- > between the atari falcon (which is still vaporware and that I bet won't be
- > there before the new amiga models) and the new amigas. Commodore got burned
- > once: they announced their first PC-clone with its price, and instantly atari
- > announced the same kind of machine, whith of course a smaller price, put up
- > hastily a demo machine that they showed regularaily on computer shows.
-
- While I can agree that no business wants to get burned, fearing that
- another companies product will outperform your best to offer may be
- a sign...a sign that says "We don't need you, we don't want you".
-
- If the falcon is that much better than Commodore A4000, it will sell...maybe.
- If it's vapourware...Commodore has nothing to fear.
- If Commodore makes the A4000 that truly performs and for the best (read least
- expensive) viable profit margin then they shouldn't wait to release.
-
- I've been falling behind in my Amiga upgrades. I still suffer with WB1.3,
- a 68020 and a 40Meg Hard Disk. I'm dying for a new machine that I can use to
- impress my IBM friends (now onto 486 33MHz, SVGA and 80+HDs...for about $2500
- Canadian. To Commodore, all I can say is, if I have to wait much longer...I
- won't!
-
- > Apparently they are trying to do the same thing with the falcon. If you look
- > closely the specs for it vary and try to match what commodore should came out
- > as the lower end of its new machines... that's why commodore hides it so well
-
- Funny. I'm the one feeling burned.
-
- Be Seein' You
-
- (The Prisoner)
-
- Carl. carll@concour.cs.concordia.ca
-