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From: pbrody@udenva.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: The Next Amiga
Message-ID: <3367@udenva.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 4-Apr-87 21:04:44 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr  4 21:04:44 1987
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It now appears that the A2000 will be the last new Amiga for a long time. This,
in my view, is a very bad move. Apple has a 68020 Mac, and Atari is working on
a 68020 or 68030 based computer for their line and Commodore needs to stay on 
top of the market. Granted the 2000 is expandable, but it has no improved 
graphics or sound and is no faster the original 1000. Commodore should be doing
a lot more than they are now to make the AMIGA a success. Below are a few of
my suggestions for what should be done to make the Amiga more successful.

1) Re-open C-Amiga is Los Gatos to permit entrpreneurial atmosphere and work
   and leave decision to C-Amiga. By running them as an independant company
   C-Amiga will be able to operate as a low-overhead operation and make their
   own decisions. After all, if they came up with the Amiga by themselves they
   could come up with an equally fantastic successor with out meddling from 
   Commodore International

2) Develop an '020/881 or '030/882 based Amiga with vastly better graphics and
   sound with a good Price-Performance ratio to lure away Mac II and Atari
   customers and attract the low-end workstation market.

3) Launch a new marketing campaign over the summer and towards X-mas to get 
   the Amiga's name recognition up and to dispell the widespread belief that
   the Amiga is full of buggy-trashy software.

I don't mean to sound like a complainer- I love my Amiga, and that's why I
want to see it stay on top.

The opinions expressed above are my own.
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