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Title: Did XOR kill the Amiga?
Post by: brownb2 on August 31, 2010, 01:13:31 PM

I quick searched "patent" on this forum but didn't see the link or topic posted... does anyone know if it's true?

XOR patent killed the Commodore Amiga (http://xcssa.org/pipermail/xcssa/2005-February/002587.html)

Title: Re: Did XOR kill the Amiga?
Post by: olsen on August 31, 2010, 01:23:43 PM

Quote from: brownb2;576913

I quick searched "patent" on this forum but didn't see the link or topic posted... does anyone know if it's true?

XOR patent killed the Commodore Amiga (http://xcssa.org/pipermail/xcssa/2005-February/002587.html)

I call this an urban legend. It didn't take the XOR patent for Commodore to finally meet its demise. There was plenty Commodore management did wrong, if they wanted the company to stay in business (see my little comment on the amigaworld.net thread).

Title: Re: Did XOR kill the Amiga?
Post by: loedown on August 31, 2010, 01:39:45 PM

I would have to agree, a company will not go broke over a violation of a simple patent issue some amicable agreement could have been reached.

Title: Re: Did XOR kill the Amiga?
Post by: Crom00 on August 31, 2010, 01:44:42 PM

From what I heard Commodore paid vendors late & grinded you down on price (A JAck Tramiel tradition)  so when judgement day came no stepped in to save the day. I mean compaines file for chapter 11 reorginiaztion all the time.

Title: Re: Did XOR kill the Amiga?
Post by: jj on August 31, 2010, 01:45:01 PM

Its amazing what the US patent office will grant a patent on.