NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #30/NN_1992_30.iso/spool/comp/sys/amiga/misc/18647

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From: [e-mail] (Andrew Satterthwaite)
Subject: What the HELL are Commodore playing at ?
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Organization: Department of Computer Science, Warwick University, England
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 13:57:09 GMT
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    There is an article in the current issue of Amiga Format stating
that from Jan 1st 1993 Commodore are increasing the price of Amigas in the
U.K. - A600s by 30 pounds and A1200s by 40 pounds. This is reportedly due
to the fall in value of the pound in respect to the dollar (currently
$1.50/pound ish - I think).
    When Commodore released the A1200 they made several claims that they
were determined to stick to the #399 price point - hence no DSP and no HD
drive.

    What the HELL do they think they're playing at - There has been no
drastic change in pound/dollar ratios since the A1200 release, so they must
have known ages ago that they were going to increase the price after xmas -
so why did they not just make it #499 (the same price as the Falcon) include
a HD drive and a DSP, and avoid all the criticism they aquired for these
omissions and all the criticism they will get for the price increase.

    How much is an A1200 in the states anyway - unless its $600 then
Commodore are upping the price for the U.K. market anyway and they make the
damn things in Scotland anyhow (I know most of the components come from the
far east - but that applies to the US machines as well).

    Comments and explanations of Commodore's collected mental problems
are definitely needed.


Andy.