CompuServe Messages

have to look at it objectively and decide what is best for my company's health and growth. It's definitely not an easy decision to make. In this specific example, the jury's still out. We have decided to spend some money and resources in investigating the feasibility of the conversion, so we'll have more facts with which to be able to decide. Unfortunately, I think the deck's stacked against us. Now, most publishers don't have the emotional investment in the Amiga market like I have. They're just looking at the facts, and it's a lot easier for them to dismiss the marginal market. If they're going to risk losing money, it would make more sense for them to gamble in the markets that have a higher chance of hitting it big, rather than in markets where they have a chance of "breaking even". This is a REAL problem for the Amiga market and the Amiga users. Luckily, there are still companies who are stilling to focus on the Amiga market and provide good software in both the entertainment arena and in productivity software. The Amiga market is not dead, and some folks are able to make enough in it to keep paying their bills. But it's d*mn hard, and very insecure. We are seeing a trend where the "major" companies, never having focused solely on this market, are abandoning the Amiga because it just doesn't make economic sense. This trend, I'm afraid, will continue. I think that's enough "food for thought" for now. – BobR