Commodore sinking
16-May-93 15:13:45
Sb: #30096-Commodore sinking
Fm: Mark D. Manes 74030,744
To: David Hopkins 72303,436
I never said you were demented. What does bother me is that you have
a certain weight that you carry as a journalist. Your speculation
will be reprooduced all around the world on the internet and spread
as the gospel. Who will be there to clean it up when your
speculation proves to be false?
You got it.. me, the Amiga Dealer. I am the guy that has to answer
the phone and say "No, the A5000 posting with the dual 68040s and
68060 processor is not real", or "No. NewTek is not buying
Commodore", or "No, Commodore is not going out of business". See my
point?
The lack of consumer confidence does more to harm Commodore than any
lack of a marketing campaign. I just don't think your posting is
constuctive at this point in time, however, I don't deny you the
right to post it. Go ahead, but I'll be with you message for
message. My livelyhood is based on the Amiga as well. I can't
afford to have what little good PR that is out there destroyed by
innuendo and speculation.
There are a lot of Ex-Commodore people running around. Information
from that type of source has to be taken with a grain of salt David.
They have other motivations and emotions mixed in with the
information they are providing you.
Finally, I am not saying everything is a bed of roses. It clearly
isn't. What I am saying though is NewTek is not gaining control of
Commodore US, nor its marketing arm.
Oh, please use that return key from time to time. 😉