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- From: jperkski@kentcomm.UUCP (Jim Perkowski)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Why are they ignoring the Amiga?
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- References: <stefan.35w3@terapin.com> <C0n89n.A42@newcastle.ac.uk>
- Date: 10 Jan 93 15:15:24 EST
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- In article <C0n89n.A42@newcastle.ac.uk> I.A.Inman@newcastle.ac.uk (I.A. Inman) writes:
- >
- >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.
- >
- >If such companies would wake up to the size of the European Amiga market, I think
- >they would soon change their minds.
-
- I think the reason that these companies do not right for the Amiga is that there
- are roughly only 1 million Amigas inplace in the USA. Then you have to ask yourself
- how many of these users are using their Amiga in a business enviroment. I would
- guess not many. I know of one software developer who had to port two of their
- Amiga programs over to the IBM because they could not maintain the business
- because sales of the Amiga software just could not keep them going. Some Amiga
- users would brand them as "traitors". But this company loves the Amiga andit's
- users and will keep on developing and updating the Amiga software. So as long as
- thier IBM and MAC sales keep them in Amiga market I say more power to them. But I
- digress.:) Maybe Microsoft, Claris, Lotus, and Cricket do have not ported their
- software to the Amiga is because they have never had the pleasure of using an
- Amiga.
-
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