Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!gatech!udel!sbcs!ameristar!rick From: rick@ameristar (Rick Spanbauer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.multimedia Subject: Re: Video Toast on a A3000 Message-ID: <1991Mar29.015653.7643@ameristar> Date: 29 Mar 91 01:56:53 GMT References: <1991Mar25.130057.16108@infonode.ingr.com> <17907@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> Distribution: comp Organization: Ameristar Technology, Inc Lines: 44 In article <17907@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> writes: > >In article <1991Mar25.130057.16108@infonode.ingr.com> >hychejw@infonode.ingr.com (Jeff W. Hyche) writes: ># ># I know this has been rehashed about 10 zillion times, but what ># is Newteks plains for the Video Toaster and the Amiga 3000? Do they ># plain to release a version for the A3000 or is the A3000T gonna take ># care of that? >Well, I called them yesterday, and this is what happened. >NT: "Hello, NewTek Operator, how may I help you?" >MM: (Hmmm, this is a promising start, much more professional than > they used to be.) "I'd like to speak with someone concerning the > Video Toaster." >NT: "Are you an individual, an organization, or an educational institution?" >MM: (Swallowing any smart-ass comments that rise to my lips) "An individual" [ transcript of telephone call deleted ] I hope I am not expressing the minority opinion here, but I think Newtek handled your call about as well as _you_ allowed them to. They clearly told you that they had no official position (yet?) on revving their product to A3000. IMO, your preaching to them about the A3000 was surely something they have heard many times. I would say their conservative response to announcing their A3000 plans is simply responsible management, especially given the history of the Toaster itself. Speaking to the opening question, which you had apparently misinterpreted as either belittling or an insult (ie "are you an individual, ..."), I can say that in my dealings with companies large and small, this is hardly uncommon practice. It is often the case, for example, for companies to have separate divisions that sell into education or government markets. It is also that the case that many companies prefer to sell small quantities through distribution channels, or in fact have distribution agreements which prohibit sales of small quantities to individual customers (try buying one chip from a semiconductor house directly). >passaretti@crd.ge.com Rick Spanbauer Ameristar