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«¾Rumors
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¹Please  remember  that all information
found  in  this  section  is  based on
information  from  sources that may or
may not know what's really going on.
Rumors     make     for    interesting
conversation.   Rumors make for active
imaginations.   Don't  base purchasing
decisions   on   anything  other  than
something you've seen or know is true.

Thursday,   September  8,  at  10  AM,
liquidation will commence on Commodore
US.   For  a  free  brochure,  contact
Ross-Dove Co., Inc.  at:

800-892-6182 voice
617-938-7400 fax
¾A message from Amiga World's editor:

¾August 16. No Commodore Deal Yet.

¹While   rumors   abound   that   David
Pleasance's  Commodore  UK  Management
Buy-out  was  a  done deal, that's not
the  case.   We  talked with Pleasance
last  night  in London, and he doesn't
expect a decision until the end of the
first  week  of September.  His bid is
in, his financial backing is in order,
and  he  makes  his final presentation
this   week   in  the  US  before  the
liquidators and Commodore's creditors.

He  is,  however,  very confident that
his  bid  will  carry  a lot of weight
because  it  is for the entire company
and  product  line--not solely for the
technology,   or   a  portion  of  the
¶¹inventory,   or   for   part   of  the
operation.    However,  CEI,  Samsung,
Philips,  and  maybe one or two others
are  still  in the picture, so it will
be   a   few  more  weeks  before  any
decision is made.

On  another  matter:   AmigaWorld  has
taken  some  hits  lately  because the
size  of  the magazine has shrunk over
the  last  few  issues.   No  kidding?
Everyone--most  notably the developers
and   vendors  who  advertise  in  our
pages--is   stressed   out   over  the
Commodore   liquidation.    Most   are
holding their wallets pretty tight and
reluctant  to invest their advertising
dollars   until  this  situation  gets
resolved.



When  advertising  dwindle,  so do the
editorial  pages.   Overspending  your
budget  for  three or four issues in a
row during times like these is akin to
financial  suicide.   Since AmigaWorld
plans  to  be  around  for a good long
while, we have to avoid those kinds of
mistakes.  Nobody, including us, likes
to  be  in  this  position--but if you
want to be around in the long run, you
have to endure the lean times with the
fat.

When the dust settles and things start
moving  again  in  the  Amiga  market,
we'll  be  able to quickly beef up the
size  of  the  book.   Lets  hope  Mr.
Pleasance  or  another pro-Amiga group
like  his  gets  things  rolling again
soon.   When  that happens, AmigaWorld
is  committed  to  help the new owners
jumpstart the process.¹