From: kevint@sad.hp.com (Kevin Taddeucci)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: A4000/EC030 confirmed
Date: 26 Jan 93 00:50:38 GMT
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Marc N. Barrett (barrett@iastate.edu) wrote:

>    Let's face it, Commodore's efforts to date in packaging software
> leave MUCH to be desired.  The A600 is being packaged with games, which
> doesn't do much for the Amiga's image overall.

Why not, my guess is the majority of home computers are being used for 
games among other things. With the new $299 price this system could be an 
attractive alternative for parents who's kids are bugging them for SNES 
and Sega's but like the idea of a computer better. C= just needs to market 
it that way! (I know!  I know!) 

> The A1200 is being packaged with Final Copy -- which isn't very useful
> because it isn't very good --

A word processor isn't very useful?  Final Copy isn't very good?
Marc, do you own Final Copy, and have you actually bothered to learn it?
 
Gee, I thought I was doing some useful things with Final Copy, like 
writing letters, making posters/fliers, I have even used it just to look up 
words in the thesaurus. Just because you cannot figure out how to do 
something useful with it does not make it useless to the rest of the world.
Final Copy II is even better!

> and DPaint IV, which is only useful to a small minority
> of people who are good and drawing and painting on a computer, and care
> about such things.

Again, just because you can't figure out something to do with a program 
does not mean the rest of the world can't. My six year old son loves to 
draw in a paint program. He is no artist but he can express his 
feelings and use his imagination through his drawing. In my book it's 
useful to him. Even though I am no artist, but with all the clipart 
available I was able to create a treasure map which was used for a 
treasure hunt at my son's 5th birthday. I also use it for video titling 
and used it to make fliers until I get Final Copy. Now that I think about 
it almost everyone I know has purchased a paint program for their 
computer.  Hmmm! How nice to get one bundled with the computer!


> The A4000 is being packaged with DPaint IV and 
> ADPro, which is also only useful to a minority of people.

Makes since to me since C= is targeting this machine for multimedia use. I 
would think that most people using this machine for multimedia would get a 
lot of use out of these programs!

> Commodore needs to get an Amiga system out that includes software useful
> to the majority, not the minority.

Ever think that you may be the minority! 

I'd bet that all Amiga owners own 1 or more programs of the type being 
offered. In fact I bet you own more than one of these types of software.

Tell me Marc, do you own any games?
              do you have a paint program?
              do you own a word processing?

If you answer yes to any of the above then I guess you might find some of 
these programs useful huh?
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