CommodoreUSA CEO Interview Answers

[darkage]

Geez I never though I would make it to the end of the thread...  Definitely CUSA discussions are driving alot of site traffic..

I've just started reading the responses, but no offence this guy really reminds me of my first boss.  

Small Business Operator thats optimistic about everything even when they are not tuned in with the people, thinking up how to capitalise on every single opportunity with minimal investment even if it doesn't make 100% sense, riding on the back on other peoples/companies reputations in the hope it will equal more sales!  Sell sell sell!!

I bow my head in shame when I heard my first boss excitingly talk about Steve Ballmer chanting developers developers developers for that whole monkey dance TechEd scene, thinking that validates his next business direction (MS development) for his small business with limited resources.  I definitely had alot of moments when that boss didn't listen to me and I kept on saying told you so after the fact.. definitely not tuned in with reality.

[darkage]

Such a shame, i hope they do well and can farther expand and become more of what most Amiga lovers would like, he cant do that in today's market as a new guy, they would have to become a big company before they could make our idea of a modern Amiga a reality.

I doubt true Amiga lovers would go for this.   Sticker tax is way too much which will lower sale expectations.  Only ppl I see buying it, are the ones that had an c64/amiga/other old skool type but dreamt of an amiga, haven't been active for years (give or take 20 years) on original hardware or emulation so totally out of touch with the scene.  Then here comes a company using keynames Commodore & Amiga which invokes passion inside, then uneducated out of touch user hands over a wad of cash.  ( No offence to middleman)  Same effect happens when ppl dont first research their purchasing decisions and end up paying alot more..   If they made lower margin then fine they may have larger chance for success.. but since they are a small company they need the $$$ so up go the prices just for the name/sticker..  oh well.

[darkage]

I just bought an iMac today for $1600. I could have built a similar spec'd x86 machine for half that. But I didn't. And millions of others didn't.

Cant really compare a iMac, Apple products have their own original unique elegant design and a very polished intuitive OS (1000's of mans hours of development time)  even though its built on BSD, also your buying into the Apple ecosystem as well that works with their other products. So theres more perceived value to the $1600 even though its very expensive for myself.   A bit different from off the shelf customised linux and off the shelf pc hardware in a not so unique chinese case except for the C64 thats a good case at least it looks like the original Commodore but I still dont agree with their pricing especially when you can buy the hardware cheap.

Do you think Dell engineers their own computers? Why hate against a company with enough balls to pony up to pay for the license for the commodore and amiga brands?

Nope Dell are just cheapo chinese budget computers (out of all the other brand names so not including no-names here) that are highly configurable at point of purchase..  Alienware a premium brand for them which isn't as bad with some appeal. ie styling and LED's here and there with light up keyboards..    

Hate is a strong word, other ppl can get wrong impressions of other ppls preceptions and get the wrong idea.. My version of hate is to add in swear words, with more agressive wording bordering trolling.. I see healthy discussion here siding more to the negative side, but not too negative.

[darkage]

That's not what worries me.  What worries me the most is that they are milking and abusing a brand it is not related to in any way.  There is absolutely nothing Amiga about CUSA's computers.

Exactly my worries as well, thats why I saw the interview to be like a typical small business mentally.. Ride on the back of big names to make yourself look bigger = more success in the market place..  With Apple, they invented a name for themselves instead of using other peoples names..

Man I dont even like talking about Apple and Im kind of sticking up for them..

PS - the Amiga CUSA cases do have the word Amiga on them thats probably only one thing I can see thats Amiga about them.

[darkage]

You have here an audience who *want* to believe, but CUSA are just not using that untapped resource. That's what I don't understand.

Yep exactly out of touch with the ppl!   Maybe his passion is simply misdirected, on the wrong path ?

[darkage]

Agree with Commodore John... CUSA = Small Buinsess mentality, always trying to talk themselves up big..  

Anyways, why doesn't the community move on, let CUSA try their bit and if not successful they will fade into time along with the other companies that tried to resurrect the famous  brand(s)...

[darkage]

C=USA wants to court the community and makes a challenge, which is gonna be BIG no matter what the Community decides,

Its probably not the best community to court.. If you dont deliver on high promises then expect to be toasted!  

[darkage]

We should get back onto topic, or talk about freedom fries?

[darkage]

WoWoW I've never seen that commodore logo sooo BIG before!!! Wow thats certainly put some excitement into my retro computing