Inspired by the other thread..
Here's the ground rules: Speculate pointlessly about how to keep Commodore alive.
Suggestions should be at least somewhat realistic, and we assume that management is actually sane rather than trying to leech the company for funds as quickly as possible.
My random suggestions:
Advertise furiously. Its 1985 and you need to get across to everybody just what you have on hand. Compare mercilessly to the IBM's, Macs and ataris. Show them side by side.
Get more software developers onboard. Commodore wasn't terrible at this, but try to lure developers of PC office software onboard to get more stuff like amiga version of Wordperfect.
Do whatever is possible to keep costs of expansions down. In the end, amiga expansions weren't that unreasonable compared to PC stuff, but for a PC or Mac owner, adding a 700 dollar expansion to a 2000 dollar machine seemed reasonable in comparison. A 700 dollar expansion to a 600 dollar amiga felt like a ripoff even if it wasn't.
Limit ECS to the 3000. The cheap wedge machines dont need it.
As might be known, I rather like AGA. It'd have been nice if it could have been out a year earlier though, and there obviously needs to be something else on its way to replace it.
A better sound chip is priority though.
Ignore the CDTV. This is hard to tell in hindsight, but the world isn't ready for that stuff. Go with the CD thing though, and push to have CD ROMs accepted as a common expansion for amiga's. Push and encourage game developers to use them.
Cut down on the number of models: The 500+, 1500 and 2500 doesn't need to exist. Neither does the 030 version of the 4000.
The 600 should have remained the originally intended 300. Make it 1 meg ram, and limit other expansions. Ditch PCMCIA from it. If it can be made reasonably cheaper than the 500 with it, keep the hard drive interface.
3000 and 4000 comes with fast RAM on board, even a tiny bit.
1200 comes with 2 megs of fast RAM. If at all possible, take a line from the Falcon and use an 030, or a higher clocked 020.
Alternatively keep the 1200 with the same 020/14 and offer a beefier version with 030 and more RAM included (the one place where I'd offer up an additional model)
Consider VGA output and scan doubling internal, if it can be done cost effectively.
Dont worry about clone PC's. Put the weight completely behind amiga. In some cases, this involves subsidizing things that will drive sales of machines (f.x. expansion cards)
CD32. No clue. It seems to have sold well. Make it very ready for expansion as consoles are a super competitive market.
Blah blah blah
Share yours or tell me why mine are retarded
