On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Dec 4, 2008, at 12:20 PM, lampbay wrote: > >> After all, Microsoft didn't >> crush Apple like it is rumored to have Commodore, Amiga and others. > > It's easy to crush competitors who shoot themselves in the foot with > machine guns first. > > Commodore squandered the lead they had by thinking it was just a toy > computer they had on their hands.
There were overlapping boards of directors who wanted Amiga gone. It sold cheaper and did more. Ask Dave Haynie at Frogpond Media. he will tell the full story. He sells first hand video of the last days. as an inside witness. He was a chief engineer. > wiki him email him direct at frogpond, tell him Adrian sent you. Adrian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
