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- From: mrosen@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael David Rosen)
- Subject: Amiga 4000
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.200706.18168@uwm.edu>
- Originator: mrosen@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
- Sender: news@uwm.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 20:07:06 GMT
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- With the announcement of the Amiga 4000, the inevitable disappointment about
- missing features, upgradeability and compatibility have sprouted. I have an
- A3000 so I'm feeling the pinch of non-upgradeability, too.
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- I think the problem is really one of marketing rather than poor judgement.
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- While the Amiga is a great computer, it just isn't selling well in the USA.
- Unfortunately, the high-end market for the Amiga is probably North America, so
- the A2500, A3000, A4000 and any $2,500+ model is only going to sell primarily
- in USA/Canada.
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- The A3000 apparently has not been a marketing giant, and it's pretty likely
- that the majority of A3000 sales have been made to previous Amiga owners buying
- up to the new model.
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- Keeping this in mind, how can Commodore possibly release an A4000 whose features
- can be cheaply/easily retro-fitted into an A3000. WHO WILL BUY THE NEW COMPUTER?
- Even the highest-end market (Television production) will not be looking to the
- A4000 unless the "Video Toaster" becomes compatible with it.
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- It's a tough market, and relatively few buyers of Amigas are the necessary "new customer" that would create profits for the A4000.
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- If Commodore does implement a true modular design into future Amigas, they might
- end up being a parts supplier more than a computer maker.
-
- So, go ahead and yell, but C= can't survive if Amiga owners don't continue to
- purchase newer, bigger models as they arrive on the scene.
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