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From: yarnall@usceast.UUCP (Ken Yarnall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Price of 2.0 upgrade
Summary: $200 ain't soo bad if...
Message-ID: <3321@usceast.UUCP>
Date: 7 Jul 90 17:40:03 GMT
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In article <1990Jul6.232726.18463@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
+In article <138486@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> cmcmanis@stpeter.Eng.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:
+>
+>I'm sure this will come up a _lot_ in the future since there is
+>literally no way that Commodore will be able to offer the 2.0 
+>upgrade for a comparable price to the 1.x upgrades.... 
+
+	I don't think it is possible that they could charge $200.
+They probably won't recoup their costs from sales of 2.0, but
+rather (hopefully) from more Amigas sold BECAUSE of 2.0. It is
+definitely in Commodore's best interest to get as many people to
+move up to 2.0 as possible. If many people don't (like 80%
+wouldn't at $200) the O/S will not be a viable entity. Most
+likely, it'll be $75 or so. Don't forget that Apple gives
+upgrades for around that price as well.

Don't forget, C= will probably (PURE speculation here!!) bundle the 2.0
upgrade with the new Denise chip.  $200 for the software, rom chips, and an
expensive custom chip (how much is the porky Agnus upgrade?) doesn't sound so
outrageous.  

+	-- Ethan

kenny
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