From: "robert buonincontro" <robert.buonincontro@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: look, cbm is working
Date: 14 Aug 92 21:46:43 EST
Reply-To: "robert buonincontro" <robert.buonincontro@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

BJ>In article <1992Aug11.1108.19689@dosgate> "robert buonincontro" <robert.buonincontro@canrem.com> writes:
>
> On another note, Commodore should be more open with their users. It's
>perfectly understandable why Commodore chooses to keep quiet on new products.
>In most cases it can do more harm then good. However, most users would like
>to know the direction Commodore is heading. You can do that without revealing
>any product information. If Commodore said something like, We feel the future
>of the Amiga will be better graphics, faster cpu ect. That alone would tell
>users that Commodore is dedicated to development. While it's common sense
>that Commodore will eventually release a better Amiga with improved graphics
>and a faster CPU, just hearing it can strengthen a users confidence.
>
> Sometimes saying nothing can do more harm then saying something!
>

(Brian Jackson writes,)

BJ>"In most cases [C= talking about new products] it can do more harm than good."

BJ>"Sometimes saying nothing can do more harm than good."

BJ>When you have the algorithm that allows us to tell the difference, let
BJ>us know :)

 In Most Cases [C= talking about new products] it can do more harm then good
                       +
           Sometimes saying nothing can do more harm than good
                       =
   At one time Commodore revealed everything they were upto prematurely, this
was harmful when they couldn't make good on their promises. Then Commodore
decided not to release info on new products until they were ready. This also
proves harmful since users have no idea what Commodore is up to, if anything!
 
   Commodore has to be a little more open with the direction they are headed,
at the same time they should keep their policy of not revealing too much info.
 
 A good example of this is with the rumoured AA chipset. We have read 100s
of reports about the AA chipset. We don't know if this chipset is for real
or if it isn't. We also don't know if Commodore is even working on a new
graphics chipset or if they even plan too. Most users are frustrated not 
knowing if Commodore is going to improve this part of the Amiga or if they
should switch to another system.
      
   Commodore could have at least said that better graphics were in the future
of the Amiga. While this wouldn't tell as exact specs or release dates it would
at least put confidence in users that Commodore is indeed working on improving
the Amigas standard graphics.

BJ>Also, bear in mind that there is a big difference between "We feel ..."
BJ>and "Commodore will eventually release."  What we 'feel' in engineering
BJ>is not always in line with the overall business plan/picture.

 True!

 Robert.Buonincontro@Canrem.com
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