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From: md41@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Marcus  Dolengo)
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Subject: Re: Two Millionth Amiga Sold
Message-ID: <1990Nov19.200500.25507@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 19 Nov 90 20:05:00 GMT
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In article <1990Nov19.132121.373@darwin.ntu.edu.au> caldwell_m@darwin.ntu.edu.au writes:
>In article <46200145@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>, jhc00614@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>> 
>> The only thing that's disappointing, is that I've heard 3/4 of the sales
>> were in Europe.  (Is this pretty close to the figures?)
>> Let's hope sales in the U.S. get a boost this Christmas.  
>>                                     Jason
>
>I find Americans with this kind of attitude a pain.  Are people who buy 
>amigas but are not from the US second class or something?
>
>2 million in sales is 2 million is sales and a potentail market wherever 
>they are.
>
>   MALCOLM CALDWELL   CALDWELL_M@DARWIN.NTU.EDU
>   Darwin Australia   FIDO 3:690/648.3

It does make a difference to software developers who would release a product in
Europe but not here because the market here may not be solid enough to justify
it. Many games are like that and I'm quite certain more "serious" programs are
treated accordingly as well.

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