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From: wolf@csclea.ncsu.edu (Thomas Wolf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: WHAT ATARI NEEDS TO DO...
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Date: 8 Apr 88 07:21:52 GMT
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In article <92@avsd.UUCP> govett@avsd.UUCP (David Govett) writes:
>> 
>> The Atari User community has to understand that it is impossible to stay
        ^
        |

>> in business by selling a complicated, quality program for less then $200. 
>> 
>
>    --> Are you serious?  Tell that to Borland.
>

Yeah, tell that to Borland -- I don't seem to recall seeing any Borland
titles on Atari shelves lately (or ever).  The intent of the statement was pro-
bably that it is difficult for a s/w developer to stay in business selling a
quality program (ie. that he spent ALOT of time on), support it, AND sell
it for less than $200  IFF the user-base is as small as the Atari's.  Borland
clearly does NOT cater to the Atari user but to the IBM PC market -- That's
why they're able to sell their product so cheaply.

Tom Wolf

Tom Wolf
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