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Offline runequester

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Re: Workbench 5.0??
« Reply #44 from previous page: December 27, 2010, 08:23:29 AM »
wasn't 30 million the amount of money amiga.inc had promised to a local sports team back in the day ?
 

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Re: Workbench 5.0??
« Reply #45 on: December 27, 2010, 08:34:24 AM »
Quote from: runequester;602132
wasn't 30 million the amount of money amiga.inc had promised to a local sports team back in the day ?


No, that it was $10million with a $2.5million up front to Kent. Source.
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Re: Workbench 5.0??
« Reply #46 on: December 27, 2010, 08:43:17 AM »
Isn't it sad, that when it comes down to it, all a name is for some, is in the end, just used for a "Confidence Trick".

The thought process, is a little depressing, and shows how humankind can extort a shilling by using a famous "name".

We all know what went on with the Stadium, the CUSA, ADevIndia is just another way to raise capital from sucker investors.

Its so simple, buy a name, make a noise and bank the cheques. You just imagine the lunch meetings, with grandma's inheritance money, the re-mortgage, the lucky loser. Laughing all the way to the bank.

The above examples, are just a tip of the Amiga "con" iceberg. Its just another day at the bottom of this economic dirt pile for these flies, next week its another name another stolen dollar.
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Re: Workbench 5.0??
« Reply #47 on: December 27, 2010, 09:11:04 AM »
@haywirepc
you hit the points, this is such a sh*t loop...end of transmission (for now).
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Re: Workbench 5.0??
« Reply #48 on: December 28, 2010, 04:30:30 AM »
@Boudicca

Do't worry about it, the "con" was always a part of the Commodore/Amiga story.  It's actually funny how C=USA just sort of fall right into the pattern.
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