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From: ps3g+@andrew.cmu.edu (Patrick Jason Soo Hoo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.marketplace,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3000 upgrade offer..
Message-ID: <Ac_CwG200WB7ACRnk3@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 9 May 91 06:41:22 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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> He said that only 10% of his software works.  It sounds
> to ME like he has mainly 2+ year old games.  Success rates with
> today's games are over 50% from what I've seen and with
> commercial applications it is all but 100%
>     So either he was lying about his 10% figure, or he has
> very old and outdated programs.  In the latter case he has no
> right to complain.  Certainly no right to be upset at Commodore or
> to want to sue.

   You mean to say that we should perform a complete rotation of our
software libraries every TWO YEARS??  That we should invest how many hundreds
to thousands of dollars in a two-year sinkhole??  And that it shouldn't be a
cause for complain??  That's absurd, at best.

> If you need more expansion than the A3000 can provide,
> which I can only foresee happening if you need a bridgeboard

   Can the 3000 take a Toaster?

> What Kiernan did was just plain dumb and he won't get any clear
> support from anyone.  Certainly not when you consider the
> ridiculous language he used.

   I certainly support his right to be angry.  What I find a little unsettling
is the zealousness with which many amiga users will defend Commodore's
name to the death!  (myself included, much of the time :)  )  But to attack
another amiga user's intelligence and integrity just because he COMPLAINED
about the product is RIDICULOUS!!!  Customer feedback should be one of, if
not THE most important input lines to ANY manufacturer, especially ones in
positions like Commodore (need to expand)!

    I'm sure Kiernan appreciates the post-facto advice, but instead of
defecating on him, maybe you can give him advice on how to deal with his
non-old-program-running A3000?

pat