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From: mfolivo@sactoh0.UUCP (Mark F. Newton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Amiga Software by Atari!!
Summary: Crap, not again
	 Business is business (jeez)
Message-ID: <2360@sactoh0.UUCP>
Date: 4 Jan 90 07:16:42 GMT
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In article <89122504041857@masnet.uucp>, cs161fca@sdcc10.ucsd.edu@canremote.uucp (cs161fca@sdcc10.ucsd.edu) writes:
> From: cs161fca@sdcc10.ucsd.edu ( )
> Subj: Amiga Software by Atari!!!
> Orga: University of California, San Diego
> 
> Well, back in 1984 Atari had a company called Atarisoft which sold
> software for commodore 64 and other computers...Perhaps things have
> got so bad for Atari (i.e., ST in the market defeated by the Amiga)
> that Atari wants to try the old trick again.  However, last time the
> trick did not work...  (Atarisoft was a failure.)
> 
> ---
>  * Via MaSNet/HST96/HST144/V32 - UN Atari ST
>  * Via Usenet Newsgroup comp.sys.atari.st

What is this? We've seen all this bullshit before. Give me a break!
Apparently you haven't a clue why some compnaies do what they do,
and are so short sighted, you think that they'd like to screw
themselves.

The simple reason (if you would have thought about it before you
posted this crap) is that Atari had the licenses for the games, and
decided to publish the games for other systems. Christ, even Atari
realizes there are other systems out there, and if they could make
money selling games for those systems, why not?

Atarisoft showed up as the bottom was falling out of the home
computer market in 1984. Everyone started to go out of business.

If Atari, or anyother company publishes software for other systems,
it isn't a sign that their own system is a failure, but as a way to
make money, THAT'S BUSINESS!

Yes, and in no uncertain terms, this is a flame. Apparently you are
some narrow-minded Amiga dweeb, trying to say that the ST isn't
doing well. Why in the hell do you post messages here? Don't be so
bloody smug, trying to stir things up. This is an old post, and I
am tired of seeing people like you post this shit.

Mark Newton-John

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