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From: jsibley@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (James Sibley)
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Subject: Re: Burn MACWorld... BURN!
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Date: 19 Apr 91 21:49:15 GMT
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In article <0gyN19w164w@graphics.rent.com> bobl@graphics.rent.com (Bob Lindabury - SysAdm) writes:
>blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Blaine Gardner) writes:
>
>> Ok, a Toaster for $1400, an A2000 for $1600 (WAG at an OEM price),
>> that's still a $1000 pure profit on the "stand alone" Toaster. :-)
>


>
>So what if they are making $1000 profit.  This is America after
>all..what do you expect?  You think they are going to sell them at a
>break even price?  Ha!  And no profit is pure.

   And besides, Mac users are used to paying inflated prices for what they buy.
So, who's the wiser??  NewTek.  A mainly Amiga related company.  No harm done
to the Amiga community by taking some extra cash out of Mac users pockets.  I
do think it is a bad idea for Commodore to give in so easily to scrapping the
Amiga for parts..  :^}

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      James Sibley                                Nous Sommes Du Soleil
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      Amiga: the only true computer.                     -YES-