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From: jxc@rayssd.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The future of Commodore
Message-ID: <1013@rayssd.RAY.COM>
Date: Thu, 7-May-87 13:02:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: rayssd.1013
Posted: Thu May  7 13:02:51 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 9-May-87 05:31:17 EDT
Sender: jxc@rayssd.RAY.COM (Jeffrey J. Clesius @ Raytheon Company, Portsmouth RI)
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Summary: BUSINESS is BUSINE$$

:The 2000 is EVERYTHING the 1000 should have been. Without a doubt
:Apple will lower the price of the Mac II to the point where the 
:additional cost of the Mac II will become meaningless in light of
:the lack of Amiga software.

> 	Don't count on it.
> 				-Matt

I think you're right, Matt.  Besides, Apple would probably tell you that
the Mac II is ALREADY priced at a cost that is meaningless in light of the
lack of Amiga software.  Don't forget folks, Apple is aiming the
Mac II at the Business PC market.  These are the people who don't do
(read 'buy') much of anything that isn't off-the-shelf (read 'expensive')
in terms of PC hardware, applications and software.  Business people will 
buy the Mac II for its software and business graphics; and the IBM PC and
PS2 for the software base (and that real warm feeling, you know, like when
you've pissed on yourself).  Most individuals who will buy the A2000 use
PC's at work and like to work and hack at home.  A few small businesses with
aggressive entrepreneurial types might buy them for their companies, 
but I don't see a large market there.  Overall, the A2000 will probably be 
perceived as an EXPENSIVE clone.  Nope, the Amiga market is in the
A500 (It's cheap, I can carry it to work, carry it home, and I DON'T
WANT PC compatibility!).  Large and medium sized businesses want large,
safe (Hah, can you say, "PS-screw"?) and expensive standards like the IBM
PC and the Mac and they are willing to pay big $$ for that shiny 
"emperor's clothing".

Disclaimers (i.e., flame-retardant material):

1. Personal

   These views are mine, I made them up, I like them, and I will
   probably keep them.  I am sorry if I offended anybody, said anything
   off-color or expressed my views in terms that were inappropriate
   in any way.  If restitution can be made to offended and injured
   individuals without personal cost or effort, then I will make such
   restitution.  In advance, please accept my heartmostfelt sympathy
   and understanding to you, your immediate family, your relatives
   and any other damaged parties. 

2. Corporate

   Again, these views are mine, I made them up, I like them, and I will
   probably keep them.  My company should not be held directly responsible
   for these views, the state of the economy, personal tragedy or nuclear
   winter.  So far my company has no idea that I have these or any other 
   ideas, so I will continue to enjoy this false sense of security.
   Excuse me, there's a knock on the door...
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