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From: rehrauer@apollo.HP.COM (Steve Rehrauer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: I've had it with CBM!
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Date: 23 Jan 90 16:42:00 GMT
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In article <15609@well.UUCP> theobaby@well.UUCP (Paul Theodoropoulos) writes:
>Commodore stock continues to wallow about in the neighborhood of 8-9 bucks
>a share. Advertising is but a faded memory since xmas. Apple continues to 
>garner huge amounts of newsprint over this or that breakthrough technology
>(such as the new GTV multimedia thingie, that runs on a stinking AppleIIGS
>of all machines!)

[ more stuff about users banding together and buying out Commodore ]

Why so harsh on Commodore?  They're a business, not a religion.  From my
point of view (i.e.: not an Amiga owner), they seem to be making a decent
effort to evolve their products and stay within the reach of Joe Average
consumer.  Apple has established themselves in the market as a vendor of
premium products; their prices support the ad hype that props up this
image.  What would you have Commodore do above what they've been doing?
Double hardware prices and abandon the home market?  Spend themselves into
the ground trying to match Apple ad for ad?  Drop the Amiga line and punch
out cheap '386/VGA clones?

Disclaimer: I don't own an Amiga.  I do own an Atari ST.  I don't care to
argue the merits of either with anyone anymore.  At least Commodore seems
to have a better track record of bringing out Real Products, more/less
when they say they will...  The 2500/30 looks pretty nice at the price...
Am waiting with some interest to see what the A3000 Really Is...
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   "Flee, lest we be trod upon!"    | The Apollo System Division of H.P.