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1 8 said again. The Amiga market has 0 t itself has been in a stranglehold. said before. It No-one will be . _ else 15 killing our machine but the users, companies, and publishers that are supposed to be supporting it. We all think the software bundle that accompanies every Amiga these days is the best yet, a smashing set of products, but the only problem with giving away all this nice software is that it reduces the chances that anyone will bother to buy anything else. If you supply a machine with everything its owner is likely to need, where's their incentive to go and spend some more money'? Sony themselves said that they purposely didn't bundle any software with their PlayStation console for the specific reason of getting people to fork out more cash for something to play on it. And everyone knows that in the console game, software is where the money is made_ Perhaps future bundles should concentrate more on shareware products or ones that definitely don't fulfill the potential of the machine. This might also cost a lot less for AT than market leaders would, thus saving some cash for R&D or perhaps adding in a larger hard drive. RIPPED OFF Magazine publishers are as much at fault with a seemingly endless stream of full product coverdisks that will soon dry up as publishers realise they will get no further revenue from sales to end users. This approach also alienates the end users who have paid good money for a product, only to find it for free on the front of a magazine six months down the line.Now I don't subscribe to the theory that these people have been ripped off - they've had six months of usage out of that program, they have proper documentation and (possibly) support and a firm upgrade path - but there are those that do. We at Amigo Computing have pretty much (only pretty much) given up on the idea of selling our souls for a quick buck as we have realised that the demise of the Amiga market can only be accelerated by such behaviour, and we are concentrating on offering our readers the best demos of new products or registered shareware which actually helps the Amiga community, or even our collection The II( team MANAGING EDITOR Paul Austin CIRCULATION DIRECTOR David Wren EDITOR ART EDITOR Ben Vest Tym Leckey COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR Denise Wright NEWS EDITOR Tina Hackett DISTRIBUTION CONAG (0189S) 444055 COVERDISK EDITOR PRODUCTION EDITOR Neil Mohr Judith Chapman SUBSCRIPTION 0151-1512961 GAMES EDITOR STAFF WRITERS The Ha(kett Andrew Maddock Meriner ol the Audit Bureau ol Circulauom ADVERTISING MANAGER Dave Cmick Lisa Bracewell ABC 27,871 AD SALES AD SALES Jane Normington Sue HoneReid jall-Ple 1995 AD PRODUCTION Barbara Newe Published by 1DG Medi, Media House, AdIngton Park, MARKETING MANAGER PRODUCTION MANAGER Jl Steve Tante Sandra Childs Maccksfield SKI° 4NP Tel 01625 8110188 • Il)( 01625 B50652 SYSTEMS MANAGER David Stewart EMal contacts • 1 ourselves of utilities from Aminet and elsewhere. After all, some blame must be laid at the publishers' doors for entering into the deal with the magazines for their products anyway. If they were more willing to create demos of their products rather than simply dump out old versions, readers could get a look at new software and then, and here's the secret, go out and buy it._ ...provided, of course, they can still find someone who sells Amiga software_ Retailers are never happy to see something they have in stock appearing on The front of the magazine because it means they have wasted money on stock that is never going to be sold - perhaps this is another reason there are so few dealers Entona editigaccrop demoncouk Advertising ads@acomp derroncouk ro CHAIRMAN Richard Hease MANAGING DIRECTOR Ian Bloonsield We regret Amiga Computing cannot offer technic21 help on a personal basis either by telephone or in wilting. All reader enquries should be submitted to the address in this panel for possible publication. Amiga Computing is an independent publoation arid Amigo Technologies GmbH are nor respoostie for or/ of the amides in this issue or for any of the clarions expressed ©1996 IDG Media No material may be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission. While every care is taken the publishers cannot be held legally reponsible for any errors in articles. listings or advertisements All prices listed In the editorial content of this magazine are inclusive of VAT unless stated AMIGA COMPUTING MAY 1926 1 Does bundling software or putting it on coverdisks kill the market? Ben I Vost thinks so willing to stock Amiga software any more. I'm not asking anyone to boycott magazines that put full software on their covers, that would be unrealistic. But unless something changes in the very near future, there won't be any more programs to put on coverdisks because the publishers will have gone down the pan, the users will have sold their Amigas, and AT will be left holding stock of thousands of unwanted Amigas for which there is no market, lust thought you ought to know... izq Ben Vost Editor IDG mEnIA For six years Amigo Camputmg has been the leading magazine for Amiga enthusiasm Ai a key member of the IDG communications group. Amigo Cornpating promises to inform, educate and entertain its readers each month with the most dedicated coverage of the Amiga available. 12 issue arawiption 144.91 OA, (6919 ItEC) Ongoing quarterly direct debit Li Olt (LIK only) Printed and bound by Duncan Webb °Mita IkAaidslonel Lid
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