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From: mike@maths.tcd.ie (Mike Rogers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: For all you who want more advertising
Message-ID: <1990Oct23.172231.14715@maths.tcd.ie>
Date: 23 Oct 90 17:22:31 GMT
References: <1990Oct19.051510.15213@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
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In article <1990Oct19.051510.15213@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) wrote:
>People should be behind the A500 advertisements, because if it
>weren't for the sales of the A500 Commodore would be bankrupt

	Funny thing. I was in a local computer shop recently, a total Mac and
IBM stronhold, to ask about pricing of A-Max. Downstairs, in the basement, was
the kiddies shop (upstairs is business--all MacSEs and PS/2s) where, of course,
the obligatory A500 with workbench screen was sitting there. Omit all usual
complaints about how they should have had a real demo going, or it upstairs 
running A-Max+. Anyway, beside it and the C64 I noticed the new C64 console
and innocently asked the guy how it was selling. He told me it was their hottest
item. Needless to say, I put this down to salestalk (do UI really look like I
want to buy a C64?). But while I was waiting for a price to be downloaded two
people came in, asked for it by name (the Commodore 64 cartridge thingy) and
bought it on the spot. This was at three in the afternoon today Tuesday. Now,
unless it was all carefully staged for my benefit, it seems as if Commodore may
actually have themselves a viable cashcow here.

	Of course, it only serves to reinforce their games company image :-(

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