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From: gl8f@bessel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Unexpandable megas
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Date: 20 Dec 89 21:59:39 GMT
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In article <370007@acf5.NYU.EDU> mitsolid@acf5.NYU.EDU (Thanasis Mitsolides) writes:
>> [ me ]
>>Maybe it doesn't cost them more? Do you know anything about manufacturing?
>
>I believe that you are right Greg.
>Probably it will not cost them more...  Eventually!
>
>Since Mega2s can not be expanded, more people would be *forced* to pay
>the unreasonably more expensive Mega4s. (now, 1Mbyte costs $90)

You are obviously wrong on 2 counts:

1) Then Atari would have not put SIMMs onto the STE
2) Then Atari would have not taken a $40 million charge against
   earnings for losses because they paid too much for components
   in those same Mega2's and 4's.

I think you'll find that soon Mega2's will disappear and Mega4's will
drop in price, reflecting lower component prices. Atari has inventory, and
when component prices drop they get left behind if they aren't careful.

Leave your silly conspiracy theories at home.

>Thus, they can afford the extra cost of manufacturing and keeping
>double inventory.

Oh, so YOU claim enough knowledge of manufacturing to know that
Atari is spending more money. Gosh. I never knew you were an expert.

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Greg Lindahl