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From: ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank)
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Subject: Re: The real debate begins: Atari ST vs Commodore 128
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Date: Sat, 11-Jan-86 12:00:49 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 11 12:00:49 1986
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> In article <330@3comvax.UUCP> mykes@3comvax.UUCP (Mike Schwartz) writes:
> >Does Jack Tramiel think he can get away with undercutting his competition,
> >retailing his products at K-MART type outlets, and forcing the competition
> >to drop their prices (and eventually drop out of business) again?  The latest 
> >I have heard is that Tramiel has (for the second time now) got all of his
> >distributors upset by lowering the price of the ST to about $400, and
> >diverting his distribution to K-MART.  Apparently AT&T will also sell
> >the ST as a low end UNIX terminal.
> > ...
> >as the mid-priced REAL Computer (I can't help but think of a $400 computer
> >as anything but a TOY - albeit a great toy).
> >
Are you sure you don't own a computer store? 8-)

It is better to sell something at a fair price than to bilk the public with
outrageous pricing such as exists with Apple stuff.
But if you really think a computer turns into a toy due to its pricing, I will
buy an ST at K-Mart for $400 and sell it to you for $700 and you will have a
'real computer' again.

And to be perfectly honest, I have absolutely no feelings for computer stores
one way or the other, if they go out of business, tough.  I know they had no
feelings of sorrow when they tried to charge me $400.00 to upgrade my 16k pet
to 32k several years back.  I did it myself for about $30.00.

If you want to subsidize computer stores, fine, but I don't, and given a choice,
I would rather subsidize a farmer.8-)

this is ray saying bye bye.