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In article <90005.145418SPLITE@MTUS5.BITNET> SPLITE@MTUS5.BITNET (Steve Plite) writes:
>
>I'm not against Atari writing software for other platforms, and I don't
>think it signals the "flop" of the ST.  However, Ian makes a good point.
>Atari is a small company and has limited resources.  I too would prefer
>that they devote their energies to the support of their current line
>and the development of future products.  I believe that would be of
>greater long-term benifit to Atari than insuring that the Amiga has an
>an authentic port of Gauntlet...
>
  Well Atari may be a relatively small company (though recently (year ago?)
listed as a Fortune 500 company).  And I agree that I would like them to 
support their current line and develop future products.  But in the state
they're in right now having recently come out with quite a few new products
and working on several more, and establishing new inventories I'll bet 
they're pretty short of cash.  
  Developing software ports for other computers seems like a pretty cheap
way of getting some extra profit to spend on supporting their current line
and developing new products (if that's how they use the money).
  If they can make some quick cash from it, maybe we'll even see the TT
sooner. (Long shot, I know.)



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