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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Announcements and Press Releases => Topic started by: Steady on July 01, 2002, 09:09:19 PM
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Bill McEwen has posted the latest Executive Update on amiga.com, covering the promotion.
Here is the URL - http://www.amiga.com/corporate/070102-mcewen.shtml (http://www.amiga.com/corporate/070102-mcewen.shtml)
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:-) It's good to see a mailing address for snail-mail orders. I don't own a credit card, but I'll be able to support the community now...
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O.k. McBill's execup have allways been a good laugh, but this one .....
So the voucher is not about pre-selling ?
They don't take your money without delievering (now) ?
-> It's a 50$ t-shirt :-P
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Sounds good to me.
I was one of those guys sitting on the fence - as Bill put it. But now I want my $50 t-shirt more than anything ( ;-) kronos.)
What a honest and optimistic update from Amiga Inc. Don't tear it apart too much now lads!
-zudo
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So the voucher is not about pre-selling ?
They don't take your money without delievering (now) ?
Oh, Come on give the guys a break, They have realised they made a hash of things and are now trying to make amends. Did you read the full Exec update?
And I quote from Bill`s update...
"How many Amiga customers can we look forward to, as a base for a return on our investment in the market?" "We are not interested in spending money developing software, only to sell a few hundred copies."
In view of this, I think asking us, the users to contribute up front, is not unreasonable, after all if no one else takes up the offer 301 users is next to useless. It`s simple really, if we want to make the Amiga a viable platform once more we have to put our money where our mouths are and cough up in advance.
Besides you get a nice, overpriced granted, t-Shirt and inside news info for a year. Not bad.
It`s no longer a coupon, it`s more like a fna club, which is what we are, fans of the Amiga computer.
Time to stop winging, lets start supporting financialy
For what it`s worth, I shall be using my local dealer ASAP.
Mikey C
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I am one of those market-killing guys who won't buy an A1 until I've read a review :-)
So as soon as one of you get your board and AmigaOS4, write a mini-review and post it here, allright? :-)
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O.k. McBill's execup have allways been a good laugh, but this one .....
Pissing in our Cherios again Kronos? :-P
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@MikeyC
1. Get another avartar NOW ! :-o It's just to confusing :-x
2. I do consider myself an Amiga-fan, but definitly not an AmigaInc-fan.
3. What are they developing that is so closely related to OS4/A1 that
they need an upfront information on sales for 2 products made
by 2 different 3rd-party companies ?
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At least they clarified some of the mess..... but a Club? How Britney Spears is all of this going to get?
Skyraker.
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Coder^H^H^H Mikey_C (you're right there, Kronos) wrote:
Oh, Come on give the guys a break, They have realised they made a hash of things and are now trying to make amends. Did you read the full Exec update?
I agree with you, though it's a pity they didn't think this through before announcing the $50 coupon scheme. At least those who sign up are getting something now in return for their cash.
I suppose it's not bad value for a fanzine, T-shirt and the chance to buy a things at a discount.
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At least they clarified some of the mess..... but a Club? How Britney Spears is all of this going to get?
What! You get a free Britney Spears with every order too?
- God! This gets better and better. :-)
Mikey C
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I am still trying to find a decent Avatar. Maybe I put a paper bag over my head tonight and make a photo of that.
Coder
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I am still trying to find a decent Avatar. Maybe I put a paper bag over my head tonight and make a photo of that.
You are going to use my idea!! COOL! Just make sure to get that *perfect* paper bag! :-)
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I am afraid I do not have brown paper bag at home. Any suggestions? How about my mom's shopping bag? :-D
Coder
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How about my mom's shopping bag?
Why not borrow one of her dress's while you're at it - confess that was the idea at first ;-)
Or maybe it is something I want to do it.. umm.. :-)
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Seems I was right !
Removing the faithful kings won't stop us "big guys" going completly off-topic ;-)
Allready thought about a new avartar myself, but haven't found the
"raw-material" for it yet.
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Darn!
Now Amiga Inc makes a new exec update and destroy my statistics about how many sold tickets and the nr of hits the page had - typical... My linear relationship which by last hour could be described by nr_of_sold_coupons = 0.46t + 230 would lead to around 360 sold coupons after roughly t = 276h. I guess it would have become broken anyway when they start to receive payments from other continents :-)
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Removing the faithful kings won't stop us "big guys" going completly off-
Nope...
However our little post war was efficiently ended.
:-(
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This is a good update!
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I don't think its that bad an idea. Oh and i'm a fence sitting person btw...
It does make me wonder exactly how big this 'club' will be :-?
If they are just doing market research, why the £32 coupon ??
Not bothered about a t-shirt but the A1 discount could come in handy :-)
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Poster: Kronos Date: 2002/7/1 20:19:00
O.k. McBill's execup have allways been a good laugh, but this one .....
So the voucher is not about pre-selling ?
They don't take your money without delievering (now) ?
you are a pain in the a#s! why don't you just grow up a little and leave us alone? please go back to your beloved ann.lu and stay there a while, ok?
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One thing that was holding me back from ordering a coupon was that i have no credit card.
By the end of the week, you should also be able to purchase this promotion through your local Amiga dealer.
So, that one is solved.
Now for the other one:
:-? AmigaOne or upgrade my existing 1200 with a SharkPPC :-?
The AmigaOne seems to be much closer to release.
I guess i will have to decide soon.
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why don't you just grow up a little and leave us alone?
Well, computers are associated with reason, and it's hard to understand a company in this business being backed by faith alone. Besides, Kronos is like a control rod in a nuclear reactor. If he wasn't here to temper the enthusiasm, it might hit critical mass and experience a meltdown ;-) .
-- gary_c
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Well, that update really explained everything :lol: :lol: :lol:
"I Am Amiga" Club Membership/Promotion :-)
Is that a one size fits all T-shirt? For 50 USD I hope we can choose a size that fits. Otherwise, mine may not get down over my stomach. :lol:
Anyway, it looks like I have up to a year to find a dealer in Canada. I hope someone steps up to the plate.
Meanwhile, I got QNX 6.2 working on my PC last night. I really like it, but I have to download Opera again so I can paste smilies onto my posts (using Netscape on Windows ME for this post).
I am also looking forward to trying out Amithlon 2.0.
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redfox
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Yay! Me now happy!
At the end of the day £32 for a t-shirt isn't to bad, I have brought some at £50 (Don't ask!)
This confusion is now a little bit clearer in my head now.
Now all we need is some good news on amithlon2 :-D
Laters
JS
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why don't you just grow up a little and leave us alone? please go back to your beloved ann.lu and stay there a while, ok?
Oh come on! While I don't think I've ever agreed with anythingh Kronos has said, Gary_c summed it up perfectly when he said Kronos is..er...a Control Rod! Plus, Kronos is a King of Babble-on and has been around here for a while now.
So he's entitled to his opinion....this is not Amiga.weloveyou.youcan'tdoanythingwrong.org - it's a forum for all opinions.
Back to the topic....the exec update sounds much better - but why does it always take another exec update to explain the first? :-? :-D
Cheers,
J
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I hope you do find the perfect avatar for you, but could you do it soon? I keep reading your posts with the voice of Krusty the Clown in my head.
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Hi argo,
....voice of Krusty the Clown in my head.....
You mean me? If so, I will have a try at it tonight.
Coder
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@Coder
I think Argo meant me.
@Argo
Don't expect things to get better :-D
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Would be strange to look at Kronos' posts if they didn't have Krysty's head...
Why does things always have to change? :-)
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As you all can see, I changed my avatar. I am bucketboy now. :-D
Coder
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It can't be fun to be you if you go outside when it's raining... :-P
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The "I am Amiga logo....." yuck!
please get sioamo ami in on the case.....
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Ladies and Gents,
This is an official "at least TRY to stay on topic" slap. It's great if you want to talk openly, but do it in the forums, not the news area.