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Subject: Amiga's price
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Date: Sat, 9-Nov-85 18:13:46 EST
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From: Koji Okazaki 

>From: cernvax!jmg@caip.rutgers.edu (jmg)
>Subject: Open letter to Atari and Commodore
>Date: 8 Nov 85 12:04:12 GMT
>Reply-To: jmg@cernvax.UUCP (Mike Gerard, DD Division, CERN.)

>Therefore, the message to Atari and Commodore is as follows:-

>If the Commodore markup is anything like the Atari markup, then the
>Amiga will be priced around a Mac. As such, it will lose out simply
>because of the volume of software already available for the Mac. Also,
>of course, it is then more expensive than the IBM PC: same arguments.
>However, if the markup is very small then the price might be around
>the current 520ST price. So, Mr Commodore, please minimise this markup
>as soon as you start to sell in Europe.

Well, I don't know how much the Mac costs in Europe but over here in
sunny Southern California a 512K Amiga system (w/ RGB monitor and one
disk drive) is around the same price of a Fat Mac (i.e.,~$2000).
Now I *know* Amiga die-hards are gonna say that the aforementioned Amiga
set-up has an RGB monitor whilst the Mac's screen is black and white (and
the Amiga has other virtues, etc., etc.).... but really! the Amiga's price
*has* to go down if it is gonna make it big anywhere, whether we're talking
US of A or Europe.  Are you listening Bob?

Koji Okazaki

(the opinions expressed above are mine only; they do not represent those of
 my hamster nor of my breakfast)
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