It's bullshit.
Amiga proved in 1985 that you CAN launch a new platform in an industry dominated by a few major players - if your platform is *good* enough. AND if it's the right price.
These are the ingredients for success:
Entry level machine that is cheaper than a clone - or at least the same price.
Easy to use.
Easy to develop for - especially for amateurs. Look at all the killer amiga games that came from self taught programmers!
A few killer games that nobody else has got, or else ports of PC games that run demonstrably better on the new machine.
User configurable.
But above all, the price has to be right. Joe Citizen knows nothing about computers and fears forking out $2000 for a machine for his kids. He walks into a shop and there's a little machine for less than half that, and the salesman tells him what a great little machine it is.
Does Mr Citizen know what "PC compatibility" means? Hell no! His kids want a computer and here's a way he can get into computing without paying an arm and a leg.
Chalk up another sale for that new Amiga!
