CompuServe Thread

I guess we differ on this one Larry. The vast majority of micros are sold to people who don't give two hoots about hardware, they simply want a solution to a problem (I'm obviously not talking about the hobbiest market since I think few would disagree that the Amiga is priced at the very high end of that segment and thus can't survive if it simply tries to lay claim to that arena alone.) That being the case, why sould someone buy an Amiga (or an ST or a Mac for that matter?) rather than an MS/DOS machine? In the case of the latter one can no buy an AT clone with 20meg hard disk for about the same as a floppy based Amiga. Given the state of software on the Amiga at the moment, (and I am excluding availability of titles in particular market segments to help keep the comparison fair), there is very little that an AT clone can't do that an Amiga can THAT DOESN'T USE THE AMIGA'S SPECIFIC GRAPHICS AND SOUND CAPABITIIES. (Sorry for shouting.) That is why I'm saying that CBM should identify certain nitches, such as video production, where the machine can be made to shine. Once these nitch markets have latched onto the Amiga then the base can be gradually broadened. There are obviously many ways to skin the cat, but an ad with a picture of three chips doesn't sell machines to people who want solutions to problems. The yuppy micro market simply isn't big enough to build a business on, not with the Mac now hitting its stride and the ST being a very strong opponent for those with limited pocketbooks and other tasts.