Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu From: drxmann@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dustin Christmann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Two Millionth Amiga Sold Message-ID: <39975@ut-emx.uucp> Date: 20 Nov 90 00:45:21 GMT References: <30851@<1990Nov15> <46200145@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> <1990Nov19.132121.373@darwin.ntu.edu.au> Sender: news@ut-emx.uucp Reply-To: drxmann@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dustin Christmann) Organization: The University of Texas at Austin Lines: 47 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 I believe that Mr. Caldwell is reading more into the quoted statement than there really is. As one reader has already posted, it shows that outside the US, computer buyers generally have better judgement in buying (or that C= does a better job in promoting, take your pick.) The point being made is simply that in the largest personal computer market in the world, Commodore isn't making much of a dent. The larger software manufacturers like Lotus, Microsoft, etc. are based here in the US with large worldwide distribution have at least 3/4 (probably not exact) of their sales here. They read the sales figures, of course, and have a hard time justifying manufacturing Amiga versions of their software, which one often sees in shops overseas. Now the story comes full cir- cle. When the average business buyer, who just wants to run , sees that a PeeCee runs it and the Amiga doesn't, which computer do you think he/she going to buy? And the vicious circle con- tinues... Also, while bigger companies do not necessarily sell better software, they set standards and sell computers. So while the topic is not necessarily "Amerika ueber Alles" the importance of the American market in the computer industry cannot be understated. No Amiga is an island. If you don't believe it, look at how many software/accessories of American origin you have. Lunk, lunk, lunk, *RULPS* Dustin R. Christmann Internet: drxmann@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu Bitnet: DRXMANN@UTXVM Sam: What's happenin', Norm? Norm: It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and I'm wearin' Milk Bone underwear... -Taken from _Cheers_