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From: Phil@hpd.UUCP (H Phil Duby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: New newsgroups
Message-ID: <0311.AA0311@hpd.UUCP>
Date: 25 Jun 90 22:46:02 GMT
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>The group comp.sys.amiga.market would be cover subjects pertaining to the
>buying and selling of amiga hardware, softwere, and peripherals.
>
>Possilbe subjects might include.
>
>1) Vendor experience
>   a) "I saw a real good price on X at dealer A.  Is A a good dealer?
>   b)  Quality of service, knowlege from vendors
>2) Educational pricing, other marketing info from Commodore

This does not apply world wide.  Handle by everybody setting the distribution
line correctly. :-)

>3) Marketing, support tactics of various software and hardware companies.
>   a) is the add misleading?
>   b) was warrenty servies good?
>4) the amiga market from the supplier view-point
>   a) Should I go comericial with program X?
>   b) who is a good company to deal with?
>
>Also it would be a natural group to post for sale items and related subjects.
>(There was a posting to news.groups earlier asking for a good place fore these)

A new group has recently been created for this.  misc.forsale.computer

>Let's hope it goes better this time.  Last time I posted (as ..amiga.marketing)
> it was pulled into a flame war.

Lot's too many of those :-((

>   /*/Eric Edwards  c506634@umcvmb.missouri.edu or c506634@umcvmb.bitnet/*/
>  /*/ "Sir, you are an excellent star ship captain /"We come in peace, /*/
> /*/  but as a taxi cab driver you leave much to  / shoot to kill"    /*/
>/*/  be desired" - Spock, "A Piece of the Action"/  --"Star Trekkin'"/*/

                                       Phil

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