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From: zarifes@bnrmtv.UUCP (Kenneth Zarifes)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari
Subject: Re: Electronic Arts and the Atari ST
Message-ID: <193@bnrmtv.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 15-Oct-85 19:09:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 15 19:09:00 1985
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> 	Well ST fans there's not much I can say about this note,(it pretty much
> speaks for itself) except to say that this came across our internal net the 
> other day and I felt obligated to pass it on....
> 	
> 	I would be very interested in any comments anyone might have concerning
> this note. Please post responses to net.micro.atari.
> 				
> 						    _Mike Boiko_
> 
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> 
> The following text is comprised of a letter sent to this store from a
> customer.  Obviously Mr. McClary had written Electronic Arts about their
> product line for the 520ST, and got the following response. Mr. McClary
> attached a note to the copy of this letter sent to me that said; "Hope you
> will share this with your users group or upload it on BBS's and get people
> to write EA."  Well, I found the letter quite appalling, and I am sure that
> the majority of the Atari community will also.  So, in response to Mr.

   Trip Hawkin's letter sounds reasonable and accurate to me.  It seems like
a very rational stand for a company to take.  I cannot see anything "appalling"
anywhere in the letter.
   I am *very* interested in why this letter offends you.  I have some guesses
but I could be wrong.

Kenneth Zarifes
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