Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!sdrc!crgabb
From: crgabb@sdrc.UUCP (Rob Gabbard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The Big April/Amiga Fool's Day joke
Message-ID: <262@sdrc.UUCP>
Date: 18 Apr 88 14:01:53 GMT
References: <4164@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU> <5690@well.UUCP> <1207@percival.UUCP>
Organization: Structural Dynamics Research Corp., Cincinnati
Lines: 22
Keywords: teargas, knives, president, San Diego Amiga Users' Group
Summary: I agree - it was good, but not wise

In article <1207@percival.UUCP>, boblind@percival.UUCP (Bob Lindstrom) writes:
> I flatly think that letting this stupid users' group practical joke get
> beyond the walls of the club was irresponsible. Haven't we got enough
> misinformation circulating about the Amiga? Doesn't the press have a low
> enough opinion of the immaturity of the Amiga market? ISn't there enough
> legitimate info to pass on the net without bloating the bandwidth with
> silly gags?

  I'd like to add that letting such a prank outside of the user group's walls
was a big mistake unless the intent was to harm CA.  It was a well played
prank, one that deserves merit - however the truth should have been revealed
before anyone could have gotten out of the door to spread the word.  In the 
market that Commodore's in, such clamor can only wreck havoc on an 
already sensitive Amiga campaign.  Furthermore, if Commodore was as uptight 
as Apple I believe some legal action could have been taken.

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