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From: jim@athsys.uucp (Jim Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Who is afraid of Amiga? Apple?
Message-ID: <133@tityus.UUCP>
Date: 6 Sep 88 22:41:02 GMT
References: <11978@oberon.USC.EDU>
Organization: Athena Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
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From article <11978@oberon.USC.EDU>, by papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa):
> It has been reported on a number of networks that Apple, Inc. has
> sent out a letter to a number of its dealers (part of the ASCCI Group)
> that threatens to drop them as Apple dealers in case they pick up the
> Amiga ...
>
> -- Marco Papa 'Doc'

	I don't know about any current goings on, but I remember the
response when I asked those at Computer Attic (Palo Alto) why the
Amigas were out of the windows and given more minimalistic floor
space. (This was shortly after Apple salesmen came in with their
three-piece-suits). The response generally was that Apple placed
pressure on them to push Apple only stuff. Also, their Amiga print
adds STOPPED cold, which I understand was also part of pressure from
Apple. They dropped from being the biggest Amiga print promoter to 
in-store-only sales. I did see one Amiga print ad over a year later.

	This is all to be considered third person heresay, as I don't
want to face the cold, cool wrath of Apples' legal department, and am
just repeating something that I heard over two years ago... (Even
though I believe it's gospel).


-Jim Becker
ex-Amiga  Developer
X Windows Developer