CompuServe Messages

Jerry, (and Wayne) The Amiga market has already proven it can't make money…that's why Commodore collapsed. IF it could make money…Commodore wouldn't have collapsed. Now yes, there were things that Commodore could have done to make things better…but the trustees job isn't to run the business (keep the production lines open)…because that had a better chance of losing money than the current loss of market value. Yes…we all can sit here and complain about the lack of advertising, the lack of evangelism, the non-cooperation with major software houses to bring software to the Amiga….but all of that costs money. That would all have been well and good back in the mid and late 80's. It'd be worthless now, 10 years later. Back then, Commodore was in just about as financially on the ropes as they were right before declaring bankruptcy. They didn't have the cash needed to really pull off what was needed for the long term survival of the Amiga. I said it many years ago in a Transactor article, they made a crucial mistake (in my opinion) years ago when they brought out the A500. That changed the focus of the market from mainstream to game machine and killed any chances for the long term survival of the Amiga. Yes, the A500 provided much needed cash in the short term…but in the long term, killed the goose (that laid the golden egg). Commodore never had the cash needed to do a proper job with the Amiga, and their methods of getting cash to do what they did…insured it's untimely death. Again…that's all my opinion…but it seems to be supported by the history of the Amiga. Don