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From: tankus@hsi.UUCP (Ed Tankus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Experiences with WYSIWIG's Desktop Publishing Systems sought
Message-ID: <640@hsi.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 16-Jun-87 07:06:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: hsi.640
Posted: Tue Jun 16 07:06:22 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 21-Jun-87 06:21:36 EDT
References: <224@nih-csl.UUCP>
Organization: Health Systems Intl., New Haven, CT
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Keywords: desktop publishing, WYSIWIG
Summary: Watchout!!

In article <224@nih-csl.UUCP>, keith@nih-csl.UUCP (keith gorlen) writes:
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> A recent issue of PC Week has an advertisement by a company called
> "WYSIWIG" of an AT-clone based desktop publishing system.  
			
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> I'd appreciate hearing of other's experiences with this company and/or
> product.  Thanks in advance!
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> -- 
> 	Keith Gorlen			phone: (301) 496-5363
> 	Building 12A, Room 2017		uucp: seismo!elsie!nih-csl!keith
> 	National Institutes of Health
> 	Bethesda, MD 20892

On the front cover of the June 2 issue of PC WEEK is a story about mail-order
houses that use multiple names and addresses  but are part of a much larger
organization. Many of the machines advertised by these "other" companies are
really the same machine the parent company sells.

For instance, a firm once known as Computer Direct was really part of PC's LTD
and sold the LTD machines with a Computer Direct name on it. PC Network, now
under Chapter 11, is still operating through a secondary chain under the ACCESS
banner. Further, Joy Systems, IMS, Club AT, and others all sell the very same
AT produced by Everex. And they are strictly prohibited by Everex from engaging
in price competition with each other.

This whole notion of an umbrella organization is great for business. The
parent company increases its "hit ratio" or likelihood to sell by penetrating
various markets with the same machine. Granted the firm has to pay additional
advertising and labor costs, but these things are obviously outweighed by the
sheer volume these firms can push.

The consumer, you and me, has to be concerned that about what we buy and who
we buy it from. Look what happened to Northeastern Software, Conroy-Lapointe,
Tech PC, ... 

'Nuff said.


Cheers!

-- Ed.
    
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