#What to believe
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>> The Amiga market is a very viable market. There are 5 million Amigas in the
world,
>> extrapolate maybe 3.5-4 million still in use (use defined as the main
desktop system
>> for a user)
The sales last year were 1.7% of the computer market. Anyone wanting to fight
their way back from that position, will have their work cut out for them.
Obviously not for the faint of heart, or under funded.
With most of the units not having hard drives, or processors beyond the 68000,
it makes it even harder to write software that has the capabilites of the more
advanced software found on other platforms. The Amiga can do a lot more, with
less memory, but there are limits, and when you are trying to do it all from an
880K floppy, it can become pretty limiting. If you write for the most advanced
Amigas, you wind up with a market potential of a lot less than you specified.
>sales last year were 1.7% of the computer market
It wouldn't have made a phenomenal difference, true, but how much
higher do you think that would have been if Commodire had been able to
meet the demand for the product?
Having more demand than capacity is a situation a LOT of companies
would like to find themselves in; and "fighting back from the brink" isn't
impossible either: Ever hear of Harley-Davidson? Harley "died" under the
incredibly-brilliant management of American Machine and Foundry (AMF); the
"ruins" were acquired by Harley management through a leveraged buyout —
and wouldn't you love to have a piece of _their_ stock today?… <g>
Mr. C (Amiga: Muerte O Suerte?)