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From: kimes@ihlpe.ATT.COM (Kit Kimes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: WHAT ATARI NEEDS TO DO...
Message-ID: <2892@ihlpe.ATT.COM>
Date: 28 Apr 88 13:21:38 GMT
References: <209@bdt.UUCP> <115@avsd.UUCP> <4699@cup.portal.com>
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In article <4699@cup.portal.com>, Dave_Ninjajr_Flory@cup.portal.com writes:
> D. Govett says 'I don't know anyone who would buy WP for $300' (in the ST
> community). Well he doesn't know enough ST people 'cause WP corporation has
> sold a lot at $300. 
	WP hasn't sold any copies at $300.  They sell them at wholesale prices
	to distributors who resell them to retailers.  Retailers can then sell
	tham at whatever price they want to up to SRP.  I suppose they could
	sell them at more than SRP if they could find anyone willing to pay it,
	but that is rare.

>The pullout rumor is only about 5 weeks old and WP put
> out the word in no uncertain terms that it wasn't going to happen. I never
> cease to me surprised and how some folks will seize on a rumor to support
> something they want to believe and pass it on as tho' it were true, without
> any apparent effort to check on the validity. 
	This 'rumor' came from WP Corp. itself.  They reversed themselves and
	then went on a CompuServe conference and made it sound like they never
	said it, but several people swear that they were told by WP Corp that
	they were dropping Atari ST support and pulling the product.
> If you want to know what is going
> on in the world of Atari, check CI$ or GEnie. Don't depend on the naysayers
> of the Usenet for up to date info.
	Believe it or not, a lot of the information on the net comes from
	CIS, GEnie, Delphi, etc.


					Kit Kimes  
					AT&T--Information Systems Labs
					...ihnp4!ihlpe!kimes