Friesen@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA (07/14/88)
It isn't just Atari that caused this magazine to fold, there were two
other factors.
1. The marketing of the magazine was terrable. It was high priced and
packaged so it was unable to read (I refuse to buy a magazine unless I
know what I'm getting).
2. The economy is not in as good a shape as the government would have
you beleive. Many economists say we are already in a depression, and
many buisnesses are closing. Another sign of this was the lack of
fireworks displays here in Phoenix Arizona. Although around the country
many fireworks displays were cancelled due to drought, the weather here
has been normal, and this year there were only about three displays
here, and there are usually over fifty! All of the local malls seem to
be losing the stores that had resided there for years. Has anyone else
noticed a similar trend?
I just felt it necessary to bring this into mind, that not only Atari
related businessess are closing.
Aric Friesen
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"Lenny, ya durned fool, ya bought an Amiga!" "Gee George, I squashed the
mouse!"
---"Of Mice and Men"franco@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (07/14/88)
In Bloomington, IN the unemployment rate is 2.5%, and the incredible volume of new construction is driving me crazy.
kerchen@iris.ucdavis.edu (Paul Kerchen) (07/15/88)
I recently found out that the reason why diskette magazines, like Compute's ST & ST X-Press, are sealed is because *the bookstores want them to do it*. This information comes directly from a reply to a letter which I sent to Rich Decowski, editor of ST X-Press: "And it [the magazine] isn't sealed to try to hide it! It is done so because the book chains WANT it that way. I would rather have it unsealed so that people can see how much information is in each issue." By having the magazine sealed, book stores cut their losses from people stealing the diskette inside the magazine. Paul Kerchen | kerchen@iris.ucdavis.edu Disclaimer: I am unemployed, but if I weren't I'm sure my boss would disagree with whatever I said.
liebo@csclea.ncsu.edu (Dr. Stan Liebowitz) (07/15/88)
Get real. No sane economist would claim that we are in a depression now. Virtually none expect one. Unemployment is dropping to its lowest level in 20 years, and businesses aare expanding. Wild statements will only make you sound foolish. (P.S. I am a Professor of Economics)