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I remember sitting in an Amiga user group meeting the day WIndows 95 was released, the presenter was making all sorts of false statements about Windows 95 and I realised that yes the Amiga was still better but that it didn't matter, the end was nigh, why would people buy Amiga now I thought.  That's the day the Amiga market died.  It would be several years before the PC out did the Amiga, but it was at this point that the perception had changed and with perception came the sales.
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Not a good comparison actually, an Amiga 2000 will consume far more power than you everyday quadcore intel machine.  Add to that the downright piggishness of the 1084 or any other crt and your Hummer analogy falls apart.
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Model T
16 KW engine
Weight 550 Kg
Mileage 9.4 l/100 km
Top Speed 70 Km/hr

Hummer H3
160 KW engine
Weight 2100 Kg
Mileage 14.7 l/100 km
Top Speed 160 Km/hr

Comparing Apples and Oranges pretty much. the Model T doesn't have anti-pollution, air conditioning or a place to plug your iPod into...  The model T can't run at highway speeds and can't pull anything more than itself.

At least the Model T gets better gas mileage, something the Amiga can't claim to do since it uses far more power than a modern Mac or PC...
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