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In article <1h5ppkINNp78@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys) writes:
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>How many people believe that Atari should concentrate on music with
>the Falcon030?

They would be insane not to!

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>How many people believe that Atari should concentrate on entertainment
>with the Falcon030?

They would be insane to! :-)
Seriously, I don't believe entertainment is a viable concentration market
for a computer.  To be successful in this market would require a SERIOUS
marketing effort aimed at Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons on TV
when all the kids would see it, decide they can't live without it, and
whine at Mommy and Daddy until they get it.  Even this might not help,
considering the huge market share and Draconian marketing practices of
Nintendo.

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>How many people believe that Atari should concentrate on multi-media
>with the Falcon030?

Good idea.  With Kodak on board, Atari has a good chance here, provided
they don't blow it (read: ADVERTISE!).

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>How many of you believe that Atari's present keyboard in the Falcon030
>should be replaced with a better quality keyboard?

If it is the original ST keyboard (and it sure looks like one), YES.
One of the happiest days of my life was when I put aside my ST keyboard for
a TT one.

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>What do you think is the greatest advantage that the Falcon030
>has?

DSP.

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>Do you think Atari will still have this advantage in 1994?

I don't know.  All depends on how many other machines have one.

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>If you were Atari, how would you market this computer?

I would market this computer :-).
Seriously, I'd go for print ads in major computer magazines, such as BYTE.
A couple of TV ads wouldn't hurt, either.

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>Are you going to buy a Falcon030?

No.  I bought a TT last year, and I'm not done with it yet.

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>Len (aa399@cleveland.Freenet.edu)
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