Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc! From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Two Millionth Amiga Sold Message-ID: <2244@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: 19 Nov 90 07:52:16 GMT Lines: 28 Return-Path: To: van-bc!rnews In <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. Don't be so paranoid. This kind of attitude exists because everyone would like to see more of their favourite machine sold in their own country, if for no other reason than having better dealer support for it. It has nothing to do with any feelings about the users in other countries. Sheesh! -larry -- The only things to survive a nuclear war will be cockroaches and IBM PCs. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+