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From: tdn@spice.cs.cmu.edu (Thomas Newton)
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Subject: Re: More: Amiga vs the Mac
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Date: Sun, 28-Sep-86 16:19:30 EDT
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> How about what it CAN,T do
>
> Like run Microsoft EXCEL........

Not to downplay the Mac here, but I suspect that a lot of the Mac applications
that people mention as "proof" of the Mac's superiority (such as LightSpeed C)
would be just as happy running on an Atari ST or an Amiga as on a Mac. Whether
these programs will ever be seen running on an Atari or an Amiga has much more
to do with marketing (it might be harder to charge $300-$400 for a spreadsheet
when selling to ST owners than when selling to Mac owners) and manpower issues
than to tit-for-tat comparisons of the different machines.

                                        -- Thomas Newton