Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!lll-winken!unixhub!shelby!rutgers!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmger!peterk From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Industry Publications Ignoring the Amiga. Message-ID: <636@cbmger.UUCP> Date: 12 Dec 90 15:42:46 GMT References: <1990Dec12.054959.21185@ecst.csuchico.edu> Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany Lines: 23 In article <1990Dec12.054959.21185@ecst.csuchico.edu> ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes: > > The newspapers don't give a damn about the news. They just want >to make sure that their advertisers are happy because that's who >gives them their paychecks. I disagree a little here: The magazines also must ensure the advertizers that at least SOME people READ those ads. And I always believe that people and especially computer magazine readers are not as dumb as always stated. So they also choose the magazines they read after their impression of how competent and informative a magazine is. And when it turns out and becomes public conscience that one magazine simply doesn't konw about an important part of the market, then this magazine will be sold less, fewer people read the ads, and the advertisers will turn to magazines that know better. Well, sounds perhaps a bit idealistic. But at least here in our place it works this way as I told in another posting. -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk