Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!ucsd!mvb.saic.com!ncr-sd!crash!nusdecs!nusjecs!ozonebbs!vsolanoy From: vsolanoy@ozonebbs.UUCP (Victor Solanoy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: 512k amigas Keywords: amiga marketing Message-ID: Date: 28 Mar 91 19:35:56 GMT References: <1991Mar25.162354.29828@cs.umu.se> Distribution: usa Organization: The ()zone BBS, +1 408 223 1738 Lines: 28 dvljhg@cs.umu.se (J|rgen Holmberg) writes: > About this amiga 512k crap: Most european amigas are 512k, that's true. Marke > research has missed one important issue though, most of these users do not bu > software, and if they do they buy shoot'em ups or similar software. Users wit > 1 MB are much more interesting for the companies really. This group is willin > to spend more money on quality software. The trend is that most people that > continue to use their amigas for more than occasional joystick bashing have > upgraded or are about to. > I guess I'm one case in point where I didn't buy an Amiga for games. And believe it or not, I find that I'm in a rare category of Amiga users that didn't buy the Amiga with awsome games in mind. I got one because of the overall power the computer can exercise. As far as software is concerned, I'd be more willing to buy Amiga software if the overall quality and 'standardness' really starts coming into play. I find myself turning to the IBM realm for high quality software, although I do have to admit that there are software packages for the Amiga that really can't be seen in other computers.... If Lotus came out with 1-2-3 for the Amiga, I may actually buy it. Mathematica or similar programs (MAPLE) is another type of package I'm interested in... unfortunately, to no avail, these packages aren't available.... Victor