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- Organization: Penn State University
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 21:10:10 EST
- From: Chris "Slothman" Stoy <CMS129@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Message-ID: <92326.211010CMS129@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: What's the story with Commodore marketing?
- References: <92320.192105CMS129@psuvm.psu.edu> <vmx150m@rpi.edu>
- <92324.155927CMS129@psuvm.psu.edu> <69948@cup.portal.com>
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- In article <69948@cup.portal.com>, TomK@cup.portal.com (Tom R Krotchko) says:
- >
- >But let me ask you, Don't you think the new PS/1's are the ugliest
- >computer ever made?
- >
-
- Yep. I'd almost rather by a Mac then a PS/1 (almost...)
-
- >>Another scary thing was that while I was wondering around Sears, I saw a CD-I
- >>display sitting right between the stereo and computer equipment. Why isn't
- >>CDTV marketed like this, or at all for that matter.
- >
- >Its better than nothing, but not much. Last Christmas, the CD-I was always
- >turned on and doing a demo (to no interest). Now, Sears doesn't even turn
- >them on.
- >
-
- Gee, I thought it was only this Sears that didn't have the display on. Too bad,
- really. I was hoping to get a look at CD-I.
-
- It's too bad Commodore doesn't do a better job at marketing the Amiga. I know
- a lot of people who were impressed by my 500, but when they found out there
- was very little support for the Amiga, the were quickly turned off. The
- average consumer doesn't want to search for an "Authorized Amiga Dealer" ( a
- rarity in my area) to sell/service their machine. They'd much rather buy an
- IBM and know that almost everyone supports it.
-
- The situation isn't hopeless. It's all up to CBM now. If they take an active
- role in marketing the new Amigas, then there is a hope. If not, then my next
- computer will probably be a 486.
-
- >TomK@cup.portal.com
- >Tom Krotchko
-
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- Chris "Slothman" Stoy | DISCLAIMER: The views expressed within are not
- cms129 at psuvm | mine but those of my pet hamster Gizmo. HE'S
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