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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Microsoft products
Message-ID: <1897@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jun 90 14:19:10 GMT
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w-edwinh@microsoft.UUCP (Edwin HOOGERBEETS) writes:


>But, businesses tend to buy more than one package: let's say the owner
>now wants to automate his accounting with his nifty new Amiga, so he
>goes out to buy some flashy Amiga spreadsheet... 

>... but now MS has just lost a sale of Excel!

Er, that doesn't wash Edwin. How did they lose a sale? Gee if you figure
it like you do above, then Microsoft is losing thousands of sales on the
Amiga right now, since they have no products out on the Amiga, and Amigans
must buy competitive packages. They better hurry up and port their stuff
over to the Amiga right away, before they lose too many sales and have to
file chapter 11!!


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