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- From: barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N. Barrett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Byte A4000/A3000T-040 Review
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- Date: 29 Dec 92 21:06:31 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.072401.6373@desire.wright.edu> fheitkamp@desire.wright.edu writes:
- > Commodore is just trying to protect their butts from ignorant
- > ( electronically speaking ) users who blow up their machine and
- > try to get it fixed under warranty. Knowlegeable and careful
- > users like most of us here wouldn't fit that catagory.
- >
- > I can see it's a real problem for those who bought their machine
- > mail order with the dealers >50 miles away. With a dealer nearby
- > you could collect all your expansion boards and have them put in in
- > one shot. Most dealers would probably charge $30 or so to do it.
- >
- > I don't see how this can be resolved without Commodore losing
- > protection and/or the user getting screwed, other than if inserting
- > legitimate expansion board causes the computer to fry, then
- > someone would have to make a determination on whose fault it was.
- > Presumably, if a dealer did the installation and thought it was
- > proper then they would stand behind it.
- >
- > Instead of complaining, think of a solution, that would be
- > acceptable to all.
-
- I can think of one right off the bat. Commodore's problem is that the bulk
- of their sales are to these electronically-ignorant individuals who use their
- computers as home computers. Even the bulk of A3000 and A4000 sales are to
- people who use them as home computers. I would even bet that the majority of
- Commodore's Amiga UNIX systems went to individuals who used them as home
- computers.
-
- Commodore needs to sell far more systems to corporations and educational
- institutions, that would be responsible with the systems. Apple and Compaq
- don't have the problems that Commodore has, because the bulk of their sales
- are to companies and institutions that a responsible with in-warantee systems,
- and don't attempt to have the manufacturer pay for botched work. This dilutes
- any losses from sales of systems to individuals who do try to get the
- manufacturer to pay for botched upgrades.
-
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- | Marc Barrett -MB- | email: barrett@iastate.edu
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