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Offline BozzerBigD

Re: Looks like Commodore will have a new owner…
« on: July 04, 2025, 09:47:25 AM »
Agreed!
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Offline BozzerBigD

Re: Looks like Commodore will have a new owner…
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2025, 09:16:42 PM »
@polyp2000

We are all "old" aren't we? A ridiculous overreaction to a fair comment if you ask me! I think what he was trying to say was more in line with the now deemed politically incorrect advert for Kia-Ora where all the crows want to get in with the gang by pretending to be the kid's dog to get some of that sweet sweet orange drink! To have all these people coming out of the woodwork to basically answer the question, "What would Jack Tramiel have done?" is a bit backward looking TBH! I mean even Atari had to but a modern spin on the Atari VCS when they relaunched it!

Maybe we do need a Thomas Rattigan type character from Pepsi to keep all these misty eyed nostalgia biased people on the straight and narrow? We've got RGL for these sorts of products and I don't really think a 6% C= licensing tax is going to open the flood gates to better products! The problem is going to be defending the IP not getting Bll Herd's input into how we could launch a product like the C128!

THEA1200 is now down for a Q1 2026 release! I couldn't care less if it has C= on it but I would like to see the 'A1200' trademark freely usable on products licensed from Amiga Corp! Is that too much for an "old" man to ask!  ;)
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"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."

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Offline BozzerBigD

Re: Looks like Commodore will have a new owner…
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2025, 09:37:48 PM »
Mick Tinker and Alan Redhouse for me! They could both do wonders with limited resources!
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."

John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios
 

Offline BozzerBigD

Re: Looks like Commodore will have a new owner…
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2025, 01:02:41 AM »
Agreed! Apple truly are the complete opposite of their "Think Different!" slogan now. It is now "Think what we tell you to think! Tim knows best!"
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."

John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios
 

Offline BozzerBigD

Re: Looks like Commodore will have a new owner…
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2025, 02:32:54 PM »
But they would have had to charge more for their products and Institute an "Commodore Tax" to survive! They needed more R&D apend and marketing like Apple. They also needed to keep their vertical integration by updating CSG/MOS rather than running it into the ground! Not possible in this timeline!
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."

John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios
 

Offline BozzerBigD

Re: Looks like Commodore will have a new owner…
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2025, 07:00:25 PM »
Back on topic...I wasn't aware there was quite the pent up demand for C64s as they are the most numerous single model of computer ever manufactured! Since only 5 million Amigas of all flavours were manufactured by comparison, I would hope that the new C= would in some way help Cloanto and/or RGL cut through the red tape to get THEA1200 launched soon! I can't see any other immediate benefit to Amiga side of things unless they want to buy out Hyperion too?!  ;D
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."

John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios