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#Toaster 2.0

    18-Oct-91 20:10:21
Sb: #28527-#Toaster 2.0
Fm: Mark D. Manes 74030,744
To: RAD Moose @ NewTek, Inc. 76004,3350
Rad, Are you inviting me not to post in your forum because I am upset about the handling of this price increase? I certainly hope not. The video toaster is an important product for the Amiga community, it would be nice if the thing was not priced into intersteller orbit. Are you telling me that my information is inaccurate? I sure would love to find out that it is–but I suspect by now we both know that it is true. Don't read me wrong. I believe in capitalism. I believe NewTek should be able to price their product at the price they want, but I also believe they have the right to go out of business. So please tell marketing that unless they wish to alienate their entire supporting group, namely Amiga owners, that they had better at least let the people who supported NewTek by buying a not-ready-for-market product an upgrade to 2.0 for the $100 price instead of the $400. By the way I know that the beta stuff was upgraded to 1.0 for free. No. I don't have a video toaster, and no, it doesn't look like I want one. The Apple philosphy of pricing is not something I will ever support, or recommend. In case you are wondering I did do a lot of toaster recommendations. By the way.. why is NewTek so ashamed of the Amiga? Opps, Sorry, that is a marketing question. Sorry folks, but I am angry about this. I am angry because of how it is being done. I have been on a slow boil over the "marketing" of the toaster for quite some time, this only puts the iceing on the cake. -mark= – via the Whapster!