CompuServe Messages

I don't know what method you use to judge success, but by every measure I know the Mac is already one, and will not be looked back upon 10 years from now as a "failure." The Amiga is another story. The Mac had its "down" period (where it seemed everybody was complaining about what it couldn't do) that lasted two years. Then Jobs was thrown out, the Mac Plus came out (with some great improvements) and the Mac has been on the upward climb ever since. The Amiga is now going on its _third_ year of "complaints." And there is no real hope in sight of it ever taking off like the Mac did. Oh, there is always the "wait til 1.2 (or 1.3, or 1.4, …) and that will be fixed." But always CBM drops the ball and never quite comes through. There are always those enthusiasts who will like the machine no matter what happens to it in the next five years. Even the Mac had its "following" during the dark times–and they were just a devout group as the Amiga's. The point is (and this is where I differ from your comment) that barring some major turnaround at CBM, the Amiga will hardly be remembered 10 or 15 years from now, while the Mac will be. I wish it weren't so (I prefer the Amiga to the Mac in its multitasking abilities and hardware), but it I just don't see it happenning.