CompuServe Thread

(continued from prior message) #3 of 4 Since there are no CBM official representative, the Amigas have no warranty. And it seems that CBM doesn't have any policy for Latin America as it should be. The certainly -IS- a market here. But with little stores buying A-500s at $299 from U.S. mail orders and selling it at $800 as they are doing now, the market will never exist. Don't misunderstand my words, from 1987 to date a lot of A500s have been sold, but mainly as game machines. And the local Amiga stores (there are over 20 in Buenos Aires!) often offer only pirated games and productivity software. I think I am only one of the few that has all original Amiga programs!. From 1990 to date, a lot of pressure was made by the companies that have local offices, like Microsoft and Ashton-Tate, a lot of pirates are now on jail, and many pirate-houses closed. PC pirating is now very low. But what can you expect from the Amiga, since it doesn't have any local representative or software company office!. A local company is now importing Amiga machines and monitors (only) from Miami, they "self-titled Authorized commodore dealers" offer a warranty, but: Who is going to buy an A-3000 16 Mhz w/40 Mb. HD for $5500 ??? With a lot of 386 and 486 Taiwan clones for $1000 – $1500; and with Xerox Argentina as local dealer for DELL PCs, and other Brand-Name PCs with local representatives (and IBM of course), active selling and promoting, I think the Amiga's future is very dark in Argentina. Commodore MUST make Buenos Aires the base for south Latin America distribution (Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay) as IBM and Microsoft does now! I ever wish Commodore International know this… … maybe they lost Argentina in her global map… (continues in the next and LAST message!) (you asked and I reply FULLY!) (but you are going to pay my CIS bill!) (it's a joke…)