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: Free CDTV Message-ID: <1991Jun24.143041.30970@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: <14234@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1991 14:30:41 GMT In article <14234@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> navas@cory.Berkeley.EDU writes: >In article tbissett@nstar.rn.com (Travis Bissett) writes: >>I heard a roomer (sic) that C=A will give a free CDTV to bona fide Amiga >>Users Groups in exchange for promotional considerations. >> >>Confirmation and details, please? > >Confirmation. Here is the deal: > >You get EVERYBODY in your user group to donate their TIME to teach Macy's >(etc.) about CDTV, and your user group gets a total of ONE CDTV. > >Stupid. > Whine... >Of course, this is because Cmdre appears too CHEAP to go out and teach them >themselves. Geez, ya'know folks, we're (hmm, at least I'm) loyal to AMIGA >not COMMODORE -- unless you start providing solutions to our problems, why >are we fanatics going to help you with yours? If someone bought out Cmdre's >Amiga rights, I'd dump them along with the rest of my trash. > >Sigh... > Whine... We keep saying (here and elsewhere) that we are the best salesmen for the Amiga that Commodore has had. Commodore CAN'T teach every Macys, etc., outlet how to market the CDTV. Since when do those stores know anything about electronics anyway. The idea is to have us actually go down to the store and explain things. If people are willing to do it, is there a reason Commodore shouldn't take advantage of it? If you think the people who do it are stupid, that is one thing. Calling Commodore stupid for using practically free marketing is, of itself, stupid. Besides, you got the deal wrong. The individual group members, if they "sell" a lot, can get a commission of a CDTV. FF buckets of bits on the bus, FF buckets of bits. Take one down, Pass it to ground, FE buckets of bits on the bus.