Comdex
>> So, keeping the Amiga's advantage in video and graphics is a good
>> short-term solution. Keep moving the goal posts. But even this will
>> work only if the world knows the goal posts have moved. But in the long
>> term, either the Amiga creates all-new markets, are moves back into
>> markets previously lost. If it does neither, the graphics strategy will
>> only rate an additional sentence in the Amiga's historical footnote.
Tab –
PMFJI here, but I agree. The Amiga company should concentrate firstly and
foremostly on the computer's strongest areas first — graphics, video, and
multimedia. Remember what kept the Mac from falling and never arising?
Desktop publishing — its strongest area. Once it had secured that
ground, it moved into other markets, such as spreadsheets and word
processing. It didn't just stop at being a niche machine; it was saved
and buoyed by its niche. "Multimedia" (I do so hate buzzwords), which
includes video and games, is probably the niche of the '90's; it is easily
the Amiga's forte, and it should be the focal point of any effort at
reviving the Amiga. The other stuff can be worried about later.
– Jim, on AutoPilot!