Re: Applied Engineering (was: Re: Beagle Brothers

[pubpc1@library.ucla.edu]

"Tom Zuchowski" <tjz@mindspring.com> wrote:
>pubpc1@library.ucla.edu wrote in article
><58n2hs$m20@uni.library.ucla.edu>...
>> Well, you have to understand that their "innovative but expensive"
>> scheme worked well for Apple II, IIGS, and Amiga products because these
>> three computers (IIGS considered different because of products like
>> 16-bit Vulcan IDE controller and TWGS) are not mainstream and thus
>> people were willing to pay extra.
>
>It sure didn't work on me.  I went for other vendors and used parts and
>saved about 80% of what AE was charging.  I mean, anybody who would pay
>$600 for an AE hard drive when they could buy a used SCSI card and HD for
>$100 or so just hasn't done his homework.
>
>IMHO AE gouged us for all we were worth on the theory that we had noplace
>else to go.  It's not our fault if they failed to diversify enough that
>they didn't need to charge such exhorbitant prices.

I'm not saying I approve of what they did.  Just that in the II/GS/Amiga
markets they could get enough people to buy their overpriced products.

FYI, the only AE products I have are a used PCT and an AE floppy (because
it was cheaper than Apple's).

The strategy obviously bombed in the Mac market.

:)

-Scott G.