Considering their announcements in the previous few days, Commodore's profits
have dropped due to (apparently) an investment in people and Advertising that
is due this fall.
As I have said earlier, I agree that their marketing, at best, has been a
"cheesy" effort — witness the MTV advertising. I did not see it, but from the
descriptions, it might as well have been a Nintendo commercial!
More recent marketing materials that I have gotten from Commodore appear to put
the machine (the 2000) in a much more professional light.
–Gabe