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- From: crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Why are they ignoring the Amiga?
- Message-ID: <crystal.726691284@glia>
- Date: 10 Jan 93 18:41:24 GMT
- Article-I.D.: glia.crystal.726691284
- References: <stefan.35w3@terapin.com> <C0n89n.A42@newcastle.ac.uk>
- Organization: University of Washington
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- In <C0n89n.A42@newcastle.ac.uk> I.A.Inman@newcastle.ac.uk (I.A. Inman) writes:
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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!
-
- >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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- I have quite a few software packages that state on the box "Not for export
- outside US or Canada". (So, if I ever move to New Zealand, I can't take my
- software with me??? *sigh*) Might have something to do with "technology
- leaks". I dunno... it's weird.
-
- Crystal
- ;>
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