@KennyR
"Now no-one in my belief can fault Eyetech's sense of fairness. I myself would have chosen a much more cynical marketing plan - release the SE first without telling anyone about the XE, then release the XE 6 months later: the result - selling more boards, since those with SEs with feel obliged to upgrade. In other words, industry standard tactics."
I don't want to piss in anyone's beer, but you might say the announcement is a cynical marketing ploy. By announcing a trade-in price now the obvious aim is to encourage those who might have been tempted to wait for the promised G4 system to buy a G3 Amiga NOW, as they would be getting most of their money back in the trade-in.
You ought to ask youself: and when will the XE be available? Will it be 6 months, 12 months, more?...
Will the XE be launched before AOS4 is completed? If not - and I suggest that would be unlikely - how long before AOS4 is released?
Not that I blame Eyetech. From a business and marketing point of view the announcement is the smart thing to do, and Alan is nobody's fool.
[makes a grab for the asbestos suit on the way out :-D]
