Toaster Killed?
16-May-93 20:09:57
Sb: #99912-Toaster Killed?
Fm: Paul Higginbottom 74140,250
To: Lou Wallace 76376,2136
You say that if Windows eclipses Amiga and Mac that there won't be hardware
innovation. First of all, let's face it, that's already happened in terms of
volume. Apple is trying to maintain marketshare by aggressively dropping
prices. Second of all, with Alpha, MIPS, Pentium and PowerPC platforms moving
forward, I think the platform (price/performance) battles are far from over. I
must say I can't believe how slow Motorola is going about bringing out the
68060, but maybe it's because they're so busy with PowerPC. It would certainly
be unfortunate for us involved with the Amiga if it becomes an even smaller
player, but right now it seems as if Toaster is the only thing that will make
the A4000 sell in any significant numbers in the U.S., unless Commodore gets
VERY aggressive on price. Interestingly, A4000's seem to be MUCH cheaper in
the UK!
Regards, Paul.