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From: Dan-Hankins@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: An Amiga in every home
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Date: 15 Sep 88 04:30:16 GMT
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Bob Page writes:

>Why do Amiga owners want the whole world to own an Amiga?
>Ego massage?  Purchase justification?  Religious zealotism?

None of these.  The reasons for wanting the world to own Amigas are very
practical, self-serving, and beneficial to the entire Amiga community.

More Amigas means:

1. A broader customer base.
2. More money for Commodore to put into further Amiga development and support.
3. That the big software houses can make enough money selling to Amigoids to
   justify writing software for the Amiga (and at lower prices due to the
   sales volume).
4. That hardware manufacturers can justify building Amiga add-ons (again at
   lower prices due to the sales volume).
5. More PD programmers and more Amiga-supporting BBSs.
6. More technical experts (like Peter Norton) digging into the guts and then
   giving technical advice.
7. More universal happiness.  It is well known (among Amiga users) that
   computer users are happier when using an Amiga than when using anything
   else in its price range.  Therefore by getting more Amigas out there one
   is furthering progress and benefitting Mankind.

Less Amigas means:

1. A shrinking set of customers.
2. Less money for Commodore to put into the Amiga, possibly with the ultimate
   result of loss of support or even Commodore's bankruptcy.
3. Less software developed (software companies can't make as much money as on
   other machines).
4. Less hardware add ons (same argument as 3).
5. Less PD stuff and BBSs.
6. Fewer technical experts.
7. More universal unhappiness.


Dan Hankins