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- From: clare@nynexst.com (Clare Chu)
- Subject: Re: Why are they ignoring the Amiga?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.213431.12477@nynexst.com>
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- Organization: Nynex Science and Technology
- References: <stefan.35w3@terapin.com> <1993Jan9.222810.4171@news.uiowa.edu>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 21:34:31 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan9.222810.4171@news.uiowa.edu> mtpins@icaen.uiowa.edu (Michael T Pins) writes:
- >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!
-
- Professional Calc isn't that pathetic! It has ARexx and you can get it
- to do things you want it to do by using ARexx.
- >
- >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.
-
- More money for Micro$oft. Everytime it breaks you gotta go out and buy
- another upgrade! They have a big enough installed user base to get away
- with this, where as the Amiga doesn't.
- >
-