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From: higgin@cbmvax.UUCP (Paul Higginbottom SALES)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga and Advertising are mutually exclusive terms, but...
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Date: Fri, 16-Oct-87 09:11:22 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 16 09:11:22 1987
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in article <2785@xanth.UUCP>, kent@xanth.UUCP (Kent Paul Dolan) says:
> Come on, Paul.  We love you like a brother; we have to, you're all we've got!

Thanks, I think :-|

Disclaimer: These are obviously personal opinions on my part.

> But, you don't really believe for a minute that the potential customers for a
> $600 toy that actually requires cerebration and participation forms a one
> to one map with the set of average couch potato vidiots who also happen to
> see your efforts?

I absolutely do!  We didn't sell 7 million C64s to intellectuals.  And the
C64 is basically a more difficult machine to use than the Amiga.  Now I
mean USE and not PROGRAM.

Consider this: 50% of U.S households now have VCRs.  VCRs are generally
NOT easy to use unless you only play tapes.  Even then, the MYRIAD of
possible connections that the lack of standards in cable-tv systems has
made setting them up far more difficult than an Amiga.  I do not believe
for one minute that VCRs have only sold to "upscale, informed consumers."

Curious side note: Ever notice there's NO advertising for VCR's on TV by
the manufacturers.

	Paul.