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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Commodore at FCC
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Date: 30 Sep 90 14:43:04 GMT
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252u3130@fergvax.unl.edu (Phil Dietz) writes:

>The NeXT may have all the Hardware to waste the Amiga, but what about
>the software aspects.  NeXT has HARDLY the 3rd part software support
>that the Amiga does.  
> 
>I'd take a system where software is being constantly being writtn for.

Gee, this sounds just like what the IBM'ers and Mac users say when we show
them that Amiga is superior to them in some respect, like multi-media.

They start on the 'well we have more software and that's what counts'
argument. It sounds kind of hollow to me. After all, all new computers
have to start somewhere and build a software base. The NeXT is younger than
the Amiga and so has less software. Another problem is the way it is marketed.
It's marketed as NOT for use in the home, only school or business. From what
I can see, if a manufacturer markets there product in this fashion, two things
occur: 1> Less software is produced than general-use computers. and
2> The software is more expensive. For examples of this look at any 
'business' computer: NeXT, Sun, DEC, IBM (mainframes), Apollo, etc.

The NeXT (as it stands now) and the Amiga are two entirely different beasts.
The hardware might look simular, but they are intended for two entirely 
different markets. Even if the NeXT was cheaper than a 3000, I don't think
they would be a viable option for most of us amiga type users. Unless 
Jobs starts marketing the NeXT as a personal computer, it will never have the
cost effectivness overall that the Amiga has (software and peripheral wise).

At least that's the way I see it.

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