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Re: What would Commodore UK have done?
« on: July 05, 2010, 03:55:10 AM »
By the time Commodore collapsed there was nothing left to do, the game was lost, momentum had gone to other players.  In hindsight there was a slim window where survival might have been possible.  The A1000 was a ground breaking product, a game changer, the 2000 built on that, but then Commodore fell flat.  OS revisions came too slowly, hardware improvements were slow.  Design flaws were not fixed.
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Re: What would Commodore UK have done?
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2010, 02:30:52 PM »
The '90s were tough time for computer manufacturers.  Even clone makers fell.  Microsoft actually bailed out Apple at one point with a quick infusion of what Apple would call pocket change today.  Consumers were abandoning the non-clones.  The choice to keep Amiga the same translated into lower and lower sales.  PC graphics, originally non-existent, got better and better.  Interchangable parts are cheap.  

It's hard to see a winning strategy for Commodore in this.
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