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From: dseah@wpi.wpi.edu (David I Seah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Fool In the Rain, ALPE
Message-ID: <1198@wpi.wpi.edu>
Date: 5 Mar 89 00:28:32 GMT
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Reply-To: dseah@wpi.wpi.edu (David I Seah)
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. USA
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In article <8903011500.aa14186@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> AWCTTYPA@UIAMVS.BITNET 
("David A. Lyons") writes:

>Oh my goodness!  There are people selling GSs!  There are people
>selling CARS!  There are people selling HOUSES!  Stereo equipment!
>It's a nation-wide trend!  Quick--get out of the automobile business
>and the real-estate and home-electronics business before it's too
>late!
>
>Drawing conclusions about market trends from people you happen to
>have talked to is silly.  Collect some careful statistics and I'll
>pay attention to them.

Perhaps I was hasty in drawing a "market trend" from the people I have talked
to.  I was feeling particularly depressed about the GS because of the number
of people I know of who are selling their GSs because of the allure of the
Amiga. Then I hear that the GS isn't doing too well in terms of software
sales.  Then the Apple IIC Plus gets introduced, and it outperforms the GS in
terms of raw CPU speed.  Then our local group of GS owners sets up shop at a
computer show, in which we compete head-to-head against the Amiga.  We get
blown away (in terms of interested spectators) despite the money we've
invested in top-knotch GS sound/graphics software.  Then I meet some grumpy GS
owners-in-arms on AppleLink PE.  

Then I draw some conclusions, and send some mail.

These conclusions were not carefully researched.  However, as I talk to more
and more people in netland, I get stronger signals about what one segment of
the Apple IIGS population thinks.  Do I have to take down birthdays and social
security numbers before I can make some "silly" conclusions?  

Lest you all think I am just an attention seeking prophet of doom, I am. :)
Housing is in a slump!  Invest in mobile homes!  Bottled Water is Life!

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