Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!umich!vela!sycom!rkushner From: rkushner@sycom.UUCP (Ronald Kushner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: Commodore Business Machines Message-ID: Date: 23 Jun 91 20:46:42 GMT References: <7471@vela.acs.oakland.edu> Organization: Michigan Information eXchange Lines: 39 lmbailey@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Laurana Bailey) writes: >To me, this says that something just isn't right down at the blue and >red. Al cited the fact that at the dealer's conference that was held >when Copperman first arrived more advertising, a virtual blitz they >were told, was about to be launched. TV, Print, Radio. The works. >Everyone was excited and went home to wait and watch. Alas, there were >many market areas virtually untouched by this "Blitz". Al's area, and >even here in the Metro Detroit area, saw little, if any, of the ads >and then they were usually on around 1 or 2 A.M. when most of the >world was asleep. HA! Bullshit! If I had every dollar that Commodore spent advertising in Detroit on WXYZ, WKBD, and Preview Guide in 1989, I would guarantee you that I probably would have quarter of a million dollars by now....They ran ads every day for TWO months on Detroit's top rated, top dollar news(5PM-7PM Action News, WXYZ). They ran ads on FOX television(WKBD TV50, Detroit) during the Simpsons, they ran ads in the Detroit Free Press in the business sections (third page, with ALL dealers listed that mattered), and they also advertised on Preview Guide quite a bit....At least 3 times a day... Don't twist things because someone else (Les and Al) is. I'll bet Archie at MicroWorld would tear Commodore down and burn them as well, because he never paid for parts for the longest time and Commodore doesn't keep dealers that don't pay the bills.... You have to be OBJECTIVE when you want to consider if the Amiga is good or not. You can not have birdies telling you things and give them MORE crediblity than the facts...If you don't like the Amiga and really believe its going down the tubs, TAKE DOWN THE BBS, SELL THE EQUIPMENT, and get it behind you before its worthless...Get yourself a 586sx with your $100 VGA board and be happy..But someone that gripes all the time is never happy..I know, I WAS IN THE SERVICE BUSINESS for awhile.... -- C-UseNet V0.42e Ronald Kushner Life in Hell BBS +1 (313) 939-6666 P.O. Box 353 14400 USR HST V.42 & V.42bis Sterling Heights, MI 48311-0353 Complete Amiga Support UUCP: uunet!umich!vela!sycom!rkushner (We are not satanic, just NUTS!) No blood for oil! Raising C.A.F.E. to 40MPG is just that!