Re: A89: Re: Simple Solutiony
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Re: A89: Re: Simple Solutiony
Oh, well I wasn't aware that the math classes in his school didn't require a
graphing calculator.
Bryan
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> he said _has_ games. im the only one in my school with a link cable, but
> 100% of those with graphig calculators have games on em. (i wouldnt say 90%
> of the students have graphing calculators... )
>
> --kaus
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bryan E Rabeler <rabelerb@pilot.msu.edu>
> To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 10:37 PM
> Subject: Re: A89: Re: Simple Solutiony
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> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Bryan E Rabeler <rabelerb@pilot.msu.edu>
> > > To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 5:28 PM
> > > Subject: Re: A89: Re: Simple Solution
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> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Also note that a vast majority of TI's customers are schools,
> teachers,
> > > > students who don't play games and just use it for math class, etc. Us
> > > > programmers and TI fans who play games make up a relatively small
> > > percentage of
> > > > TI's customers. If you look at this from a purely business
> standpoint,
> > > they
> > > > can do this and get away with it, because *most* of their customers
> don't
> > > care
> > > > and don't know the difference.
> > > >
> > > > Bryan
> > > >
> > >
> > > Have you walked through a high school recently? At least 90% of the
> people
> > > with ANY graphing calculator has games or knows how to get them. And you
> > > can't tell me that calcs would be nearly as popular without games. Yeah,
> > > while the calcs would still sell and TI would make money without games,
> it's
> > > not nearly as much as if they'd, at the least, leave us be.
> > >
> > > I don't know... I'm tired of guessing. Anyone know a way we can demand
> the
> > > official position of TI on the whole game issue and find out what the
> hell
> > > they're up to?!
> > >
> > > -Zero
> > >
> > >
> > What?? 90% of all high school students know how to get games on their
> graphing
> > calculator? I think not. What percentage do you think actually own link
> > cables? Probably 5-10% max. It's not a matter of popularity. With TI,
> they
> > have a lock on the market, at least right now, because teachers require
> TI's in
> > their classroom. And obviously, teachers do not care about games or
> > grayscale.
> >
> > I really don't know what TI is trying to do here, maybe they are trying to
> take
> > a gamble at this. They think since they have a near-lock on this market,
> they
> > can lock us game/grayscale programmers out and it won't matter in the long
> run.
> > They just might be wrong.
> >
> > Good luck at getting any official position out of TI. It won't happen.
> They
> > have to stay on the teachers' good side.
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> >
> >
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