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Offline Iggy

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Re: Why CUSA's need to take Pre-Orders?
« on: April 07, 2011, 07:10:27 PM »
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Are they? My impression is that the said community wants nothing to do with C=USA and they're actually targeting a totally different crowd (nu-retro folks.. someone who doesn't care what is inside the box as long as it looks nice & runs facebook and messenger). Makes sense, after all this nu-retro scene has a huge potential compared to the tiny classic retro crowd.


Dead on, Piru. Months ago talking to Barry that was the general consensus.
We aren't C=USA's target market.
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Re: Why CUSA's need to take Pre-Orders?
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2011, 08:17:02 PM »
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@Iggy

Precisely.  The market is for those who's first computer may have been a C64, but who have never considered retro in the past.  They don't really want a C64, but they do want to relive some dreams.  We all know some people that will just squee when they hear about it.

I'm glad to see someone gets this. Purists aren't going to buy C=USA's products. And all their pissing and moaning probably won't make a dent in the sales.
As has been mentioned here before and you appear to understand, these systems are going to appeal to new retro fans who find the appearance and name attractive, but want a current OS.
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Re: Why CUSA's need to take Pre-Orders?
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2011, 11:20:01 PM »
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This is true. I look forward to all the talk about Dell computers. Great amiga deals.

Personally, I've never owned an X86 I didn't build. But if it came to a choice of buying one from Micheal Dell or Barry Altman, I'd buy the C=USA machine (I really dislike Dell)
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Re: Why CUSA's need to take Pre-Orders?
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2011, 11:29:05 PM »
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Awe Gawd... don't say that now were gonna have umpteen threads about how people really hate Dell and I'll have to go out and buy a Dell product just so I can hate it... :(

Will the madness never end... :crazy:

Why not? After all you've got Apple computers (so do I) and Steve Jobs is a nob.
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Re: Why CUSA's need to take Pre-Orders?
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2011, 03:04:59 AM »
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Anywhere but here, I'd agree but honestly, the crowd on this site hates apple more than I hate Hitler.

Seconded. Both are pathological, but only Apple still represents a danger to society at large.
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Re: Why CUSA's need to take Pre-Orders?
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2011, 04:29:59 AM »
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You know, I may not always agree with everything you say, but that is f'ing hilarious.

Well played sir :)

Oh, I'm only half kidding. Frankly, business practices in the US scare me.
Did you know that its legal to patent human genes (as long as they've been modified)?
Patenting plant genes is scary enough, but human genes?
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