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From: watters@lily.cis.ohio-state.edu (david r watters)
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Subject: Re: Atari and the Everyday Person
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One thing that hasn't been mentioned in the Gametoy vs. Lynx battle is the fact
that Atari is an American company, and there is a severe trade imbalance
between our country and Japan.  I personaly feel that Nintendo has used some
rather questionable marketing technics that are boarderline monopolous.
Friends and family have been to Japan, and they all remark about the lack of
American products on any shelves.  Now before all you send me mail reminding
me that I have a GameBoy, it was a gift.

I am certaily not an economist, I would not like to start an argument about 
exact figures, I just felt it should be brought up because I find it alarming 
that a large number of people are cheering for a foreign company to beat the 
pants of a company that 90% used to love, with the existing imbalance.