Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!olivea!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!kennels!sbeagle From: sbeagle@kennels.actrix.gen.nz (Sleeping Beagle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Industry Publications Ignoring the Amiga. Message-ID: Date: 14 Dec 90 10:50:22 GMT References: <1990Dec13.033549.6154@cs.umu.se> Organization: Orb Systems Unlimited, NZ Lines: 47 dvljhg@cs.umu.se (J|rgen Holmberg) writes: [various bits deleted] > >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. > > It sounds a lot like utopia to me. People are stupid. Don't take that persona > unless you have to :-) Look at this net for instance. My impression of the ne > is that it must be the most computer-literate information system available. > Still we have a LARGE number of people claiming that you can't use the amiga > for anything but games and that IBM invented multimedia just to take some > examples close to this group. Other groups have similar problems with people > talking about things they know little or nothing about. Yes, I know, I am one > of those people who like to see my voice in print no matter what I say. That > also makes me sort of an expert on the subject though :-) > The majority of postings on the net are just rehashing old facts and fiction. > The same holds true in an even higher degree for computer magazines. After > reading a couple of PC rags I have come to the conclusion that people don't > buy them to get information but to get as much paper as possible. Well, seeing as comp.sys.amiga is already turning into rec.autos... :-) I am one of those poor souls who punishes themselves by buying car magazines. (It's a punishment because I can't afford them!) If I saw a car magazine which neglected certain brands, I wouldn't bother buying it. Let's face it, can you see any general purpose car magazine leaving out articles on the latest Ferrari because they sell about 4000 a year compared to Fords xx million vehicles?? The same applies to reading about the Amiga in magazines. I buy some specialist magazines - but I also buy one or two general magazines in an attempt to keep up with what's happening in the rest of the business. -- Official Signature for Sleeping Beagle (aka Thomas Farmer)! Mail : sbeagle@kennels.actrix.gen.nz Thomas.Farmer@bbs.actrix.gen.nz Disclaimers are for sick societies with too many lawyers.