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From: lachac@topaz.rutgers.edu (Gerard Lachac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A2000 price rise: A defense
Message-ID: <12310@topaz.rutgers.edu>
Date: Fri, 29-May-87 10:52:46 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 29 10:52:46 1987
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In article <1310@cc5.bbn.com.BBN.COM> denbeste@cc5.bbn.com.BBN.COM (Steven Den Beste) writes:

>Remember that the $1600 price wasn't formally announced in the first place,
>and that in any case the retailer isn't bound by the suggested retail price
>(now that the "Fair trade" laws are gone).

First, I would like to compliment you on a well thought out argument.  It made
a lot of sense, and I find myself in nearly 100% agreement with you.

Except...
I believe that the $1495 figure was "official".  BYTE, AmigaWorld, etc. did 
not make this figure up.  I don't think everyone would be so irate if CBM had
said "The A2000 will retail somewhere less than $2000".

As far as I know, the dealers I talked to had word that the A2000 was to be
priced at $1495, then $1695, and now $1995.  To me this connotes the same 
feelings that Turbo*Pascal does.  "Let's get everyone excited and then pull
the rug out from under them!"  

I am NOT saying this is what they did.  Your argument was sound, I just wish
they had not gotten our hopes up with the low price/trade-in policy/sidecar
and long list of others.  I'm a happy A1000 owner who will get an A2000.
It just may take longer now.

Side Note:
	Speaking of vapor hardware, does anyone remember the answering machine
/modem/phone that was supposed to interface with the Amiga, and if you punched
the right buttons, would turn on your coffee for you??  What happened to this?



-- 
		"Truth is false and logic lost..."
					- Neil Peart
	(who at the time didn't realize he was talking about RU)
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