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- From: mtpins@icaen.uiowa.edu (Michael T Pins)
- Subject: Re: Why are they ignoring the Amiga?
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- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 22:28:10 GMT
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- stefan@terapin.com (Stefan Eguizabal) writes:
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- >From an Amiga user (and lover) to anyone:
- > Why is it that all the big PC and Macintosh devolopers seem to be
- >ignoring the Amiga? Don't big companies like Microsoft, Claris, Lotus, and
- >Cricket realize what a treasure a community like the Amiga is? Many Amiga users
- >are desperate for good productivity software, and yet are adamant about not
- >going over to IBM or Apple, because the Amiga is definitely the superior
- >computer. I am one of those. If Microsoft came out with Word or Excel today, I
- >would go out and buy it, no matter how much it cost, because programs like
- >Professional Calc (Gold Disk), and MaxiPlan (The Disc Comapany) are like big
- >jokes...they're really pathetic! Somebody, please, you've got to know!
-
- This one's easy.
- Because it's not worth their time and effort. The Amiga market is still such a
- small part of the computer market in the US that it's not feasible finacially
- to port the software to the Amiga. In any case, the Amiga market is likely
- better off without Micro$oft. Every time Apple has upgraded either their
- hardware or software, virtually every M$ product on the market breaks. That
- sort of track record I can do without.
-
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