I think back then, computing was at the beginning of it's journey and the new possibilities, with the imagination and skills of the original Commodore team made a great community project. Apart from the marketing side of things, the word caught on that the Amiga is a capable machine offering amazings spec at that time!
Computing nowadays seems to be more homogenized, with a hotch-potch of basically the same features with a few variations and advancments now and then.
