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Re: CommodoreUSA Partners with Disney
« on: April 04, 2011, 03:56:08 PM »
So CUSA partners with Disney and is supposed to ship production this week? That's just nuts! Look, this is what they should have done, especially it they wanted to be accepted by the Amiga community.

They should have started out by hijacking a historic computing event to promote the product, showing a couple of revision 1 units - maybe set up a PC in a black box to give a "live demo". Then they should have set up a beta testing program, and started small with five units before going throttle up with a full 100 pre-paid "beta" units. In the meantime they should have been doing interviews with Commodore interest magazines, and Barry should have been replying to random subjects on the forums with meaningless yet inoffensive comments like "Very cool!"

All this partnering with Disney for advertising is just crazy kid stuff. Look, this "Tron" movie only grossed about $397 million worldwide - barely a blip on the radar compared to this:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-4K9DSa7JI&feature=related

240 views FTW! In your face CUSA!

CUSA should really consider getting in touch with the marketing genius behind A-eon, if they want any brand recognition. Srsly.
 

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Re: CommodoreUSA Partners with Disney
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2011, 04:34:10 PM »
Quote from: WolfToTheMoon;627763
I wonder what Steve Jobs thought if he has seen any documents regarding promotional deals(probably not, but let's imagine)...

"Hmmm, Commodore, from where do I remember this name?" :)


Don't you know, Apple has been actively engaged in a conspiracy to investigate and destroy the Amiga for YEARS!

http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=20715&forum=2
 

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Re: CommodoreUSA Partners with Disney
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2011, 11:36:12 PM »
Quote from: eliyahu;628000
and now for your further reading pleasure, el reg has (rather belatedly) posted pictures of the C64x casing from some months back: article / comments

i imagine there will be a slightly more accurate article tomorrow after the official launch.

-- eliyahu

The author of that article seems to be confusing the C64x (or whatever CUSA calls it) with the X1000:

"...it was supposed to ship in June 2010..."
 

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Re: CommodoreUSA Partners with Disney
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2011, 11:47:19 PM »
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Not yet, as they're still arriving and I don't want the person to stop sending me these emails until I can verify the truth behind them...

The truth is, they would need to be some VERY long emails to make you scroll down: