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From: wbralick@afit-ab.arpa (Will Bralick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: WordPerfect dumps Amiga
Keywords: WordPerfect
Message-ID: <1077@afit-ab.arpa>
Date: 4 May 89 03:18:37 GMT
References: <155@modcomp.UUCP>
Reply-To: wbralick@blackbird.afit.af.mil (Will Bralick)
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In article <155@modcomp.UUCP> srp@modcomp.UUCP (Steve Pietrowicz) writes:
>
>WordPerfect has decided to stop further development work for the Amiga.
>
>The following message was posted to CompuServe's AmigaTech Forum on Saturday
>morning, and is reposted here with permission.
>
> [long informative article deleted ...]
>

First, recognize that WP has made a business decision that they feel is in
the best interest of their stockholders and employees.  We may disagree,
especially with systems like the 2500 being fielded, but I hope that
we can maintain a relatively professional demeanor (then again, this 
_is_ USENET, isn't it :-) and not engage in gratuitous flamage.

Second, I am a bit confused.  I understood that WP made back their
sunk cost on their Amiga port in a (record ?) three days (version 1.00?).
The implication I gleaned from Steve's repost (note that differs from
a riposte' :-) was that WP saw the Amiga market as a money-loser.
Which is correct?

Third, I have been debating which of the premier word processing
packages to buy.  The one with a national reputation for building
word (perfect ?) processors that had (relatively) recently entered 
the Amiga marketplace or the one that was built for the Amiga by 
a company that has been writing software for the Amiga since words 
were first scribbled on an Amy1000 screen.  Hmmm...  It appears that
my decision has been made for me.

Regards,

-- 
Will Bralick                          |  ... when princes think more of
     wbralick@blackbird.afit.af.mil   |  luxury than of arms, they lose
     wbralick@afit-ab.arpa            |  their state.
with disclaimer;  use disclaimer;     |             - Niccolo Machiavelli