From: KIM::FRANUSIC 23-MAR-1984 15:02
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
Subj: THE FUTURE AT ATARI
LATELY THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION OVER THE "ORGANIZATIONAL
ADJUSTMENTS" THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING HERE AT ATARI.
LET'S PUT IT ALL INTO PERSPECTIVE ...
AT THE END OF 1983, ATARI ANNOUNCED LOSSES OF OVER 500 MILLION
DOLLARS. THERE WAS SOME TALK THAT THESE LOSSES WERE ACTUALLY
CARRIED ON THE BOOKS OVER SEVERAL PRECEDING QUARTERS, AND THAT
MR. MORGAN WAS SIMPLY GIVEN A FRESH START. THE FACT REMAINS
THAT ATARI HAS BEEN, AND STILL IS, LOSING AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF
MONEY, ENOUGH TO MAKE ANY COCAINE IMPORTER'S HEAD SPIN.
THE HOME COMPUTER MARKET HAS FALLEN FLAT ON IT'S FACE.
PEOPLE FINALLY REALIZED THAT THEY DIDN'T NEED A HOME COMPUTER
FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT PLAYING GAMES. MOST OF THE PERCIEVED NEED
FOR A HOME COMPUTER COULD ONLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO MARKETING HYPE.
I edited out the rest... was taking up too much space on the hacker board
