Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84 chuqui version 1.7 9/23/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!gatech!nsc!chuqui From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.atari,net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: Amiga vs. ST Message-ID: <3092@nsc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 02:12:01 EDT Article-I.D.: nsc.3092 Posted: Thu Aug 8 02:12:01 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 03:36:38 EDT References: <268@ihnet.UUCP> <402@azure.UUCP> Reply-To: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) Distribution: net Organization: The Dreamer Fithp Lines: 25 Xref: linus net.micro:10139 net.micro.atari:928 net.micro.cbm:1470 In article <402@azure.UUCP> michaelk@azure.UUCP (Mike Kersenbrock) writes: > >So how do you explain the IBM (PC/XT/AT)? Simple. IBM has a lock on the office market. Many offices won't buy anything that doesn't have IBM's name on it (living in the unix world biases your perceptions. In the 'real' world, all the money spent on Unix boxes is barely pocket change to IBM...). That creates a strong demand for IBM compatible stuff for people who want to be able to read data but don't want to spend money for the name, and strong demand in the home office market as well since a businessman wants to be able to take his stuff home and work on it... Its amazing what you can do with a product with a questionable price/performance ration if you're IBM... If you want to look at exactly how powerful the name of IBM is in the office marketplace, look at the PCjr. Without the political power of the IBM name in purchasing offices, the machine flopped, because it couldn't compete in an open market. The real advantage IBM has is that its market ISN'T open... -- :From the carousel of the autumn carnival: Chuq Von Rospach {cbosgd,fortune,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo}!nsc!chuqui nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA Your fifteen minutes are up. Please step aside!