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From: mitchell@janus.Berkeley.EDU (Evan Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga OS 2.0 on an A500
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Date: 3 May 90 22:01:10 GMT
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In article <1757@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
>
>I hope CBM does start shipping 2.0 with all new machines (500's, included)
>otherwise we might not see too much new software taking advantage of 2.0.
>After all, programmers will want to make sure their software works with all
>Amiga's so as to maximize their sales. And if they can't count on a majority
>of machines out there having 2.0, they won't support it.
>
>
That's interesting, because I know I won't be upgrading my A500 to 2.0.

I have a few questions.  Can someone (preferably someone from Commodore)
explain the (relatively) high prices of:

1.  The new Agnes and Denise chips (probably well over $200.00)
2.  Amiga Vision ($149.00 list)

Yes, I know that nothing comes for free, but these "upgrades" will be bundled
with new versions of the same machine I already have.  Why is it so expensive
to upgrade my machine?  Please feel free to use any economic or business terms
to explain this to me (as I have a degree in Economics) as well as any
technical terms.  BTW, I'm not complaining, and I think I have an intuitive
explanation for this phenonmenon, but I want an official answer.

How can Amigavision become Commodore's answer to Hypercard if existing owners
think twice about buying it?

For what it's worth, I'll probably buy an A3000 as soon as I get a real job!
Anybody looking for someone with a BA Economics from Berkeley?  :-).

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-Evan Jay Mitchell
 mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu