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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Big, Slimy Atari Ads
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Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 12:00:04 EDT
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> Last time I checked, Atari had moved all its manufacturing overseas.
> So while they want to appeal to patriotism to buy it, they have
> no interest in returning the favor when building it.

If Atari sold two versions, one built in the US (with a higher price
and lower quality) and one built overseas, which one do you think would
sell best?  Is it really patriotic to encourage inferior and overpriced
local products to remain so?  Certainly when US products are doing well
against foreign competition, we hear a lot about how "the free market"
does wonders for the quality and price of products.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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