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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Computerland pulls out of the Amiga Market?
Message-ID: <1086@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 10-Dec-86 05:58:32 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 10 05:58:32 1986
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In article <1830@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> chapman@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Brent Chapman) writes:
>In article <1056@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) writes:
>>It should be pointed out that Computerland has never carried the Amiga
>>in the US.
>
>I'm sorry, but you're definitely wrong.  Perhaps Computerland _as_a_chain_
>has never officially carried the Amiga, but individual Computerland stores
>certainly have (does anyone know if the stores are centrally owned, or
>franchised, or a combination, or what?).
>
>Brent

Boy, Did I walk into this one...

Yes, I really meant that Computerland as a whole has never carried the Amiga
in the US.  Individual franchises have some discretion to carry what they wish,
however they aren't able to take advantage of the national purchasing power of
the chain.

This, combined with the high overhead, franchise fees and whatnot, make it
diffuclt to offer competitive retail prices.  Personally, I don't have much
use for a computer store that doesn't keep evening hours...(your timezones and
computerlands may differ $-).

-- 
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