Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!cunixb.cc.columbia.edu!es1 From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Subject: Re: Amiga OS *IS* state of the art, but the NeXT is better Message-ID: <1991Apr4.051135.1485@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Sender: usenet@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (The Network News) Nntp-Posting-Host: cunixb.cc.columbia.edu Reply-To: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Organization: Columbia University References: <1991Apr4.015311.19714@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Distribution: usa Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1991 05:11:35 GMT In article melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes: >In article <1991Apr4.015311.19714@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: > > Jobs probably promised these companies a rose garden. > They will soon be disillusioned. Of course, CBM did the same > thing back in 1985, and many were soon disillusioned. > >Commodore screwed up big time. They had the machine, but didn't know >what to do with it. Too bad Jack Tramail couldn't buy the Amiga when >he went to Atari. > Commodore didn't commit serious money to the Amiga. They have a hard time shifting from the game machine -- no support company. As well, no one will believe that Commodore could possibly be making something other than a game machine. As to wishing Jack Tramiel had the Amiga, you're crazy! Look what he's doing over at Atari! He hasn't shown any interest in promoting things other than as a game machine. >What do you want NeXT to make public? What does it matter? > I would like to know how much money they take in in sales, and what their earnings are. Every publically traded company has to say that. > >NeXT question. > >-Mike -- Ethan Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb A: None. It's a hardware problem.