What was Commodore's biggest mistake?

[bhoggett]

ikir wrote:
They put AGA in 1200 whnr they had AGA2, they put 020 in 1200 when they had 030-040. They don't seel amiga with standad cd drive. 10000000 amiga power prototype never seen the light like Phoenix, dual 060 with pci slots.

I'm not sure if any of these were their biggest mistake, but they were all bad decisions and contributed to the slippery slope.

[bhoggett]

@iamaboringperson

the list of expensive additions could go on...

I thought he was listing inexpensive additions, and I happen to agree that underspeccing the A1200 was a bad mistake. It hamstrung many commercial developers for the next few years due to the pressure of having to develop for the lowest common denominator. Many of these soon left rather than take a risk in developing for higher specs and facing uncertain sales.

As it was the A1200 came out at least a couple of years too late at those specifications, and the Amiga never stopped losing ground from that day on.