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Subject: Re: Amiga's Enemy: Another View
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Date: Fri, 15-May-87 22:14:48 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 15 22:14:48 1987
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>  Even knowing about it, I was severely disappointed with the
>  salespeople at most of the local stores; hell, *I* knew more about the
>  machine than most of them, even then ! I asked one of them "How much
>  of the software supports multitasking ?"; he replied "Multi-tasking ?
>  What's that ?"

Yeah, yeah!!  I am *appalled* at the lack of enthusiasm/support for
the Amiga, from those who are supposed to be "authorized Amiga
representatives."

Here are some direct quotes I heard from these people:

1.  "You know, I can't imagine why anyone would want to buy one of
these [Amigas].  Myself, I like IBM equipment."  (An "authorized Amiga
dealer" in New Hampshire)

2.  "Oh, so you own an Amiga!" [the saleslady's tone sounded like she
was saying, "Oh, so you were one of those Nazi war criminals!"]  She
continued, "Then, you must like color...." (she sounded like she was
accusing me of liking pornography).  (This was a saleslady for one of
the best known software products for the Amiga!)


Hey, C-A, you ought to take a close look at the "salespeople" you're
depending on to help sell the Amiga.  Many of them are totally
ignorant of the capabilities of the Amiga.  Some of them are actually
strongly biased *against* the machine. 



Steven Litvintchouk
MITRE Corporation
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