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From: hunter@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au (James Gardiner [hunter])
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Two Millionth Amiga Sold
Keywords: Rumors
Message-ID: <1990Nov28.093513.1405@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au>
Date: 28 Nov 90 09:35:13 GMT
References: <1990Nov19.132121.373@darwin.ntu.edu.au> <39975@ut-emx.uucp> <1990Nov20.155840.5249@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <1990Nov21.222141.17188@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
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In <1990Nov21.222141.17188@IRO.UMontreal.CA> martin@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Daniel Martin) writes:

>   They simply base their decision on money.  As I heard (rumors...)
>NeXT went to Lotus maker's with a little check, and asked for the port.

>   I heard that Commodore recently discovered this technique... 
>(rumors...)  :-)

>	Daniel.
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not a rumor..  IBM RISK series.  From what I have heard,  IBM are forking out
millions just to get programs ported to there NEW power BOX.
It is also known that the prices they are paying for this are VERY HIGH
as AIX is suppose to be a DOG.
 
Hunter
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