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From: BARRETT@owl.ecil.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: AmigaVision for Developers.
Message-ID: <27409@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Date: 14 Aug 90 18:11:45 GMT
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   Will AmigaVision be offered to developers anytime in the near
future?  I would like to start experimenting with this powerful
multimedia package, but I cannot afford the $150 list price.

   BTW, IMHO it is a mistake for Commodore to put such a high list price
on this package.  Power or not, this outprices it for many people,
including myself.  In order for AmigaVision to be an influence in the
multimedia market, Commodore needs to get as large an installed base of
AmigaVision users as possible.  Though Commodore will be packaging it
with most Amiga systems, I don't think this will be enough.

   HyperCard, though inferior in some ways (especially ease-of-use)
has an existing user base in the millions, and has thousands of existing
programs (or, rather, "stacks").  Plus, Apple also packages HyperCard
with all MAC systems and sells it seperately for only $30.  This
will allow Apple to have a far larger base of HyperCard users into
the distant future, unless Commodore drastically lowers the list price
for AmigaVision.

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