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From: rjung@sal23.usc.edu (Robert Jung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Changing  to / in TOS
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Date: 19 Feb 88 17:31:15 GMT
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In article <912@xn.LL.MIT.EDU> singer@XN.LL.MIT.EDU (Matthew R. Singer) writes:
>> ]Perhaps when Atari supports their machines professionally, professionals
>> ]will buy their machines.  Until then, my company is dropping its support
>> ]for the ST.
>
>I guess I should clarify that....
>
>What I am not doing is any ST specific development.
>...Too few sales and too much piracy.

  Maybe I'm wrong (why not?), but why are you blaming Atari for piracy
of Forem ST (that's what I read from the above). Piracy is piracy, and to
say "Well, Atari isn't professional enough to stop it, I won't be making
improvements in ST software" strikes me as completely misplaced. I've never
heard of Broderbund dropping their Apple support because of all the piracy
that goes on in that market, for example.


  I'm also interested in how many (few?) copies of Forem ST you've sold.
From the ST-BBS-sysops I talk to, they're \/\/ild (hint to someone out there)
about your program, and loyally promote it. Hearing you talk of "low-sales"
is a bit of a surprise.



						--R.J.
						B-)


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