Advertising

From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
Date: Mon Dec 14 05:14:03 1998

> > > > > Nice the Nice :) I just can't get the connection to
> > > > > the Item title: 'S100 BUS IMSAI ALTAIR Z80 EMULATOR'
> > > > > Is there any S100 stuff included ? Or anything form /
> > > > > for an Altair or IMSAI ? Or at least a good story ?
> > > > C'mon, Hans! Get with it. This is just a cheezy way to dupe people into
> > > > thinking this thing is worth more than it really is.
> > > Nope, this is just a way of putting a value on it!
> > What!? Hardly! This is an unfortunate justification of tactics used to
> > deceive ignorant buyers. Its misleading, pure and simple, and is meant to
> > artificially inflate the value of an otherwise uninteresting artifact.

> First of all, let the buyer beware; ANYONE buying ANYTHING should keep that
> in mind. Money makes a really good educator ... at least for some of us.

As long as they are able to pay the learning fee :)

> Second, you are confusing deceit with advertising (although some may argue
> they are one and the same :). ) If someone sees something and decides to
> either buy or not buy, that is their decision. However the key word here is
> "see". I am not a fan of emulators, but for those that are, this might be
> something they are interested in. This could also be a way for someone who
> didn't realize emulators are out there to find out about them.

In fact, as far as I can see, this isn't an emulator, its
a Z80 ICE, and nothing more than that, so using buzzwords
like Altair, Imsai and S100 are just ... hmm lets say free
flowing brainstorming ...

> Finally, my comment about putting a value on it was about putting it on
> ebay. Quite possible I misread the meanings of the other comments :)!

Shure, I read it that was. Only the way of 'advertising' is anoying.

Gruss
Hans

--
Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
Received on Mon Dec 14 1998 - 05:14:03 GMT

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