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From: jma@beach.cis.ufl.edu (John 'Vlad' Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Microsoft products
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Date: 28 May 90 04:55:00 GMT
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In article <04206.AA04206@sosaria.imp.com> wizard@sosaria.imp.com (Chris Brand) writes:
>
>A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter to Microsoft Corp. in West Germany,
>asking them if they had any plans to produce software for the Amiga. 
>The answer was what I expected - no.

Thank GOD!!

>So far so bad. Yesterday, I installed WinWords (Word for Windows) on a 386.
>After I had to do it 3 times because of memory troubles or false mouse
>drivers (it seems that you can't install another mouse driver - you have
>to do the whole thing again) I started the program and couldn't help laughing.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Windows.  And this was just trying to install
a Windows-specific application.  Now try installing a non-windows program.
Or better yet, try formatting two disks at once.  It doesn't do it, at least on
Windows/386 on a Model 70 with 4 megs of RAM.

>Microsoft had better produce WinWord for the Amiga 3000. There at least
>it wouldn't take 1 second to refresh the screen.

Why would you want WinWord for the Amiga?  There are a handful of powerful
Amiga-dedicated word processors already out for the Amiga!  

Someone once said on comp.sys.amiga that:
"Some consider it a blessing that Microsoft doesn't produce software for the
Amiga."  (Sorry for the paraphrasing.)  I couldn't agree more.
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