Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!dsinc!bagate!cbmvax!daveh From: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future Message-ID: <22369@cbmvax.commodore.com> Date: 12 Jun 91 19:46:06 GMT References: <6678@vela.acs.oakland.edu> <1991Jun03.053144.3208@ariel.unm.edu> <1991Jun4.003619.3661@news.iastate.edu> <25233@well.sf.ca.us> <23@ryptyde.UUCP> <50144@ut-emx.uucp> <11977@hub.ucsb.edu> <1991Jun9.183551.3565@neon.Stanford.E Reply-To: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA Lines: 14 In article <1991Jun10.105947.22470@news.iastate.edu> taab5@isuvax.iastate.edu writes: > According to Commodore's 1990 annual report, Commodore spent >$27.7 million on R&D in 1990. If Commodore spends at the same level >in 1991, they may break $30 million in R&D spending. Wow, that's >actually more than 5% of the amount that Apple is spending on R&D! Good point. Apple sure is wasting money, no wonder they've had those layoffs and profits are down. I mean, they're spending 2000% more money, and they still don't have real multitasking, real SCSI, a modern UNIX, etc. -- Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Amiga 3000) "The Crew That Never Rests" {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: hazy BIX: hazy "This is my mistake. Let me make it good." -R.E.M.