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From: FelineGrace@cup.portal.com (Dana B Bourgeois)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: not good news: -MB- rantings return
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Date: 24 Oct 90 19:23:15 GMT
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IN the midst of this "Mac Classic is trouble for CBM" thread, I find the
old -MB- come back.  His leaf has re-turned.  His about-face has gone
about again.  ::sigh::  Like finding an alcoholic in a bar, a former
smoker crushing a butt, or a convicted pedophile applying as counseler
in a summer camp, I am saddened.  I thought the fore-most doom-sayer
had toned down.  He even had chastised a recent flamer on the "new computer"
thread about his sarcasmic put-down of the reported new computer with the
68070.  -MB- told him he would eat those incautious words.  I thought maybe
-MB- had joined us instead of remaining apart and throwing 'rocks'.  Just
shows how wrong I can be.

My own experience is that most people don't even know Amiga exists.  They
aren't down on the Amiga, keeping away in droves, deciding not to buy,
or anything remotely so entertaining.  They simply think the decision is
Apple or IBM/Clone.  That simple.  And it is because they are bombarded
with advertising from IBM, Ashton-Tate, MicroSoft, WP Corp., and Apple.
Sit them down at an Amiga and they get excited.  I've seen it.  Only
Mac-haters dislike Amigas because they hate GUI's and refuse to learn a
new CLI.  Not too many of them left, though, since windows.  So show your
friends and business colleagues.  The A2000 will probably impress them
and the A3000 will blow them away.  I wish CBM could match the Apple
ads in volume and spread.  It is education and exposure.  CBM is doing
good guys, keep the faith.  Except for -MB-.  He seems to have lost his.
Shame.  ::shrug::

Dana Bourgeois @ cup.portal.com