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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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In article <32040@nigel.ee.udel.edu> WHE46@ccvax.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett) writes:
>
>   I have some comments about a couple of item from a message containing
>excerpts from an interview with Helmut Jost of CBM Germany.
>
>>AMIGA: How does it look with the competitor Atari?
>
>   I wish that all Amiga users (especially those in the US) would forget
>that Atari even exists, and start concentrating on Apple.  Atari and
>Commodore are pursuing totally different markets (Commodore the high-end,
>and Atari the super-low-end), while Commodore and Apple are almost on
>a collision course with each other, with both companies pursuing almost
>exactly the same markets.  I realize that things are different in Europe,
>where Atari is more active, but I would still have felt better if that
>question had been phrased "How does it look with the competitor Apple?"
>
	Marc, you should realize that in Germany, where this
article was written, the Atari is a very strong contender,
although definitely weakening. Here the Atari (as well as
Commodore, BTW) are relatively small players in the market. In
Germany especially the exact opposite is true.

>
>>AMIGA: Will it be possible to upgrade the different models of the A500?
>>
>>Jost: The A500 has by now, by its number of machines on the market, its
>>own domain. Thus it is - in our oppinion - not necessary to supply the
>>A500 with a new operating system.
>>...
>
>   This seems in direct conflict with what some of the Commodore US 
>have been saying.  It has been confirmed here on CSA that OS2.0 will

	Marc, two things to consider. The various nations can
have totally different policies. As an example there is the
educational discount which is a primarily American policy.
	There is also the fact that Commodore may decide to make
it an unofficial upgrade. As an example, the fat agnus may not be
officially installed in the A500 and it voids your warranty,
however CBM has given the information about how to perform the
change to repair centers. The same may happen with 2.0, CBM may
say here is how to do it but warn that it isn't official and you
don't got no warranty.
>
>                                    -MB-

	-- Ethan

Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu

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