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From: rick@oresoft.UUCP (Rick Lahrson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Technical excellence in publishing (or a lack thereof)
Message-ID: <67@oresoft.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 8-Sep-87 10:51:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: oresoft.67
Posted: Tue Sep  8 10:51:51 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 10-Sep-87 02:06:55 EDT
References: <13323@amdahl.amdahl.com> <467@esunix.UUCP>
Reply-To: rick@oresoft.UUCP (Rick Lahrson)
Organization: Oregon Software, Portland OR
Lines: 44
Keywords: publications BYTE Dr. Dobb's
Summary: Rumors of Amiga's death have been greatly exaggerated (so far)

In article <467@esunix.UUCP> bpendlet@esunix.UUCP (Bob Pendleton) writes:
>in article <...>, kim@amdahl.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn) says:
>> It's sad, really, that the premire technical publications like BYTE and
>> Dr. Dobb's have chosen to largely ignore technically superior machines
>> 
>After more than ten years as a BYTE subscriber, the September issue convinced
>me to drop my subscription to BYTE. Even Jerry's column was boring this month.
>
>A month or two ago the editorial described the results of a reader survey
>they had conducted. It marked the end of BYTE as a computer magazine and 
>the birth of BYTE the IBM slave. The survey showed that the average BYTE
>reader was an upscale, highly educated, computer illiterate who used IBM
>computers at home and at work. My interpretation, not theirs.

Alas, I too have given up on BYTE.  I won't be renewing my subscription.
And Dr. Dobb's is on probation.

I don't understand how ...  never mind.  I forgot.  The "bottom line".
Money.  That's what's determining policy in American business.  Money-
oriented people are making the decisions about what's good and what's
not so good.  And money-oriented people don't care about anything but
their dead numbers.  Quality doesn't enter into it.  Witness the purchase
and third party support of IBM Pieces o' Crap, when such things as the
Amiga exist.  Now BYTE has sold out.

This looks like a close race -- either the Amiga gets immensely popular
with the business community, or it dies from sheer public airheadedness.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
A note to Commodore:

Hurry up with that 2000, friends.  Get it in the stores, the mail-order
houses, and in people's awareness.  And, for goodness' sake:

*** A D V E R T I S E ***  the Amiga!  Advertise it!  Then Advertise it!
And Advertise it some more.  Ever notice?:  IBM advertises, in a BIG way.
Ever notice?:  They're bigger than you, getting bigger still, and thriving.
                          (There's a connection)

-- 

Rick Lahrson  ...tektronix!oresoft!rick

Disclaimer:  If I ever speak for anyone but me, I'll warn you in adic wmpl