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From: greg@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 64 Emulator
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Date: 3 Oct 90 20:38:52 GMT
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In article <6083@eklektik.UUCP> eric@eklektik.UUCP (/dev/ph1) writes:
>In article <2703699d-2d85.2comp.sys.amiga-1@tronsbox.xei.com> tron1@tronsbox.xei.com (HIM) writes:
>>Be aware that if this emulator is any good it could be a serious factor in
>>many A500 purchases.... if a salesman can say "and there is a C64 emulator
>>for it that you can HAVE" and take a moment to explain the shareware
>>concept it will help.
>Great.  Now who's going to explain the concept to the salesmen?
>1/2 :-)

This is a sad, but true fact about some Amiga salespersons (at least in my experience).

One such salesperson at an otherwise very reputable dealer in my hometown said, "I
don't usually mention PD or shareware because I think it makes the computer look
unprofessional.  You know, giving software away..."

I was so astonished at the words that I just gawked at him for a while...

Do these people think that people who write software and then give it away free (or 
do the unregistered/registered version bit) do so because they CAN'T SELL IT!?!

I explained to him that most Amiga programmers are generally nice people and do
things out of the good of their heart or just as a hobby, unlike a few programmers
that frequent another 680x0-based machine I won't mention...

Having some sales experience of my own, I not only think that using the subject of
free/shareware as a sales pitch is not only valid, but is one of the best sales
techniques for the Amiga.  Certainly the value-divided-by-volume of PD on other
platforms is much lower...  I'm an addicted hacker and I SURVIVE on freeware and
shareware.  Except in one or two cases, the only commercial wares I own are
games.

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>Eric Kennedy                    eric@eklektik.pgh.pa.us
>(formerly ejkst@pitt.UUCP)      ...pitt!idis!eklektik!eric

Greg

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