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- From: I.A.Inman@newcastle.ac.uk (I.A. Inman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Why are they ignoring the Amiga?
- Message-ID: <C0n89n.A42@newcastle.ac.uk>
- Date: 10 Jan 93 14:58:35 GMT
- References: <stefan.35w3@terapin.com>
- Organization: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 7RU
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- In article <stefan.35w3@terapin.com>, stefan@terapin.com (Stefan Eguizabal) writes:
- > 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!
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- The only way to convince, say Microsoft to do this would be to convince them that
- there would be sufficient return.
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- If such companies would wake up to the size of the European Amiga market, I think
- they would soon change their minds.
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