CommodoreUSA CEO Interview Answers

[rewlako]

Long time lurker here.  Just want my three cents in on this one, for those of you in favor of C=USA.

First, using the car analogy mentioned earlier for C=USA is flawed (an example mentioned was the new beetle versus the original) This isn't anything like that. If C=USA made cars, they would take a 2005 Fiat, slap a Chevrolet sticker on it and claim it's the new 2012 Chevy Impala.  And sell it for a ridiculous price.

Second, those of you who used the Amiga in the good old days (and not just bought one last year in an attempt to be a hipster) knows that the Amiga has always been at war with the PC.  The PC was its main competitor after the Atari disappeared.  Producing Amiga's with PC hardware is literally like spitting and pissing on the original Amiga's grave.  Absolutely appalling.

Third, The Amigas they "produce" have nothing to do with Amiga, there is absolutely no resemblance, neither runs an Amiga OS, you can't use old hardware or software on any of them.  The only thing they have in common is the name.  And guess what, they're using it so they can sell it to nostalgic suckers like you guys, and you're chugging the bait down like there's no tomorrow.

I hope some of you get the chance to read this post before the C=USA sponsored Amiga.org removes it.

[rewlako]

While some of what you said I more or less agree with, this last paragraph is a bit baffling.
Which Amiga.org have you been reading for the last few years? It definately doesnt sound like the one Ive been using. There's pretty much no-one who's buying into what C-USA are selling. In fact despite having no interest in them the over the top anti C-USA sentiment that's so prominent here gets a bit tiring (as does any over the top sentiment).

I don't see why the last paragraph shouldn't come as a shock, if you have been frequenting this site the past year you should have noticed Transition's frequent bumping of C=USA threads.  Do you think he's doing it for fun, for free?

Examples: 1, 2, 3 - the list is long, just search and you'll find more.

I'm all vented now, so I guess I'll go back to lurking.

[rewlako]

That may (or may not) be the case, but it doesnt mean people are buying it, which is what you said. Pretty much every C-USA thread here shows what people think of them and thier products, and its not flattering to C-USA.

Ah, now I see what you mean.  If you read my post again you'll see it was for "those of you in favor of C=USA."

I'm sure those concerned know who they are.

[rewlako]

I'm a linux noob. I've tried a number of linux distros over the years. I find the commodore OS Vision distro fun.

No, you haven't tried many distros.  Maybe a couple.

I just bought an iMac today for $1600. I could have built a similar spec'd x86 machine for half that. But I didn't. And millions of others didn't.

Did you buy it because of the Apple sticker, or did you buy it because of the OS it runs?

I hope they do well. They are no Mehdi Ali or Gould. All profitable home computers these days run on x86 architecture. Macs and PC's. Mobile computing is the future. There are 3 major OS's available these days. Cusa does not need to re-invent the wheel. Just create something that has a sense of style customized with the spirit of Commodore.

That's not what worries me.  What worries me the most is that they are milking and abusing a brand it is not related to in any way.  There is absolutely nothing Amiga about CUSA's computers.

If CUSA stopped using the names "Commodore" and "Amiga", I would shut up and wish them all well.  But until then, they can make up their own brand, or find another one to abuse.  They're not going to destroy the good memory of Commodore and Amiga with this crap!