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From: kuan@iris.ucdavis.edu (Frank [Who me?] Kuan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: On Boycotting Orgins Ultima V
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Date: 5 Dec 90 22:35:49 GMT
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In article <4626@disk.UUCP> specter@disk.UUCP (Byron Max Guernsey) writes:
>I don't know if it is a good idea to boycot a company that puts out a bad
>piece of software (ot even consistantly puts out bad software). The reason
>being that they might just stop producing software at all for amiga. I
>think that would be worse than prodicuing sucky programs. Worse off they
>might go make it for the NEXT! We can't have that! (grin)

I only need to mention two words to disprove your assertion that
having sucky software is better having no software: Altered Beast


Tis better to have no software than sucky software. Determining
whether software is "sucky" is a very subjective matter, but
there are standards of quality that are commonly accepted by the
majority. Ultima is such a great series that people are going to
buy it even though they know it's buggy (I bought Ultima 6 on
the IBM). However, shoddy programming will result in consumer
wariness. 

However, high quality programming will have wonderful results.
I will never buy another ultima unless I've tested and played it
first to make sure it works. On the other hand, When Speedball
II hits the market, I'm going to pick up the phone and order it
from a mail order place without even checking this group to
see how other people like it.