brandonl@amadeus.WR.TEK.COM (Brandon G. Lovested) (10/25/89)
Well, after examining the response to my MIDI question, the general chatter in the comp.sys.atari.st news, and, more than any other single person, Richard Covert, I have decided *not* to buy an Atari anything. Atari has had its head stuck [...] since before I used to sell the 800/400's eight years ago. I have no doubt that there are innovative people working at Atari, but the _machine_ that is the structure of the company is slow, inefficient, and lacks focus. BUSINESS__ Atari will *never* be considered a business computer. They shouldn't attempt to wear that label. They could, however, actively `interface' with what's going on in the business world in order to support those users who require both what the Atari is good at, as well as business-type applications (e.g.: spreadsheets). Atari has a name for games; an arena they've been thrown out of by Nintendo. Atari has a name for graphics, though not quite as good as Amiga, & Mac II. Atari has a name for sound. MIDI built in is a nice feature, but unless this is your exclusive use, there are better systems out (even in terms of cost-effectiveness). These shortcomings can all be overcome, though. TT? ATW? THE_CRUX__ What Atari also has a name for (over 8 years) is poor support, both for the users/developers, and the stores who sell their products. Let's focus on the business & marketing people, as well as whatever Tramiel is `in charge'. This general area is where the heart of the problem lies. And frankly, yes, I do think I could do better. Judging from the talk here, so do many others. Marketing has done a very bad job. With no focus, what is their target? It is possible to design and build a wonderful, wonderful system, but the engineers don't decide what to build. That's under the direction of the upper echelon. RECAPPING__ Well, I didn't want this to be a novella. I just thought a better focus for criticism (well deserved) would be the "decision makers." Simply put: Atari, You blew it. ================================================================================ | Brandon G. Lovested | "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, | indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! brandonl@amadeus.WR.TEK.COM | My life is my own." | ================================================================================
gl8f@astsun9.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) (10/25/89)
In article <519@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM> brandonl@amadeus.WR.TEK.COM (Brandon G. Lovested) writes: >Well, after examining the response to my MIDI question, the general >chatter in the comp.sys.atari.st news, and, more than any other single >person, Richard Covert, I have decided *not* to buy an Atari anything. Well, there are whiners in every bunch. I personally must say that I knew what my ST was when I bought it, it has performed as I expected, and I think I am getting my money's worth. Your mileage may vary. ------ Greg Lindahl gl8f@virginia.edu I'm not the NRA.
Dave_Ninjajr_Flory@cup.portal.com (10/26/89)
>>Well, after examining the response to my MIDI question, the general >>chatter in the comp.sys.atari.st news, and, more than any other single >>person, Richard Covert, I have decided *not* to buy an Atari anything. >> >> Atari, >> You blew it. Simply put I think Atari has made a lot of serious mistakes but you blew it by taking Richard seriously. He can't make up his mind from message to message. This is just my personal opinion, but I have been a covert watcher for 30 years, watching Richard, here and there, for around two.