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GOODBYE COMMODORE - SEE YOU LATER
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Commodore International have gone out of business, leaving
Commodore UK and Europe in the lurch. Commodore Electronics
are also in voluntary liquidation and production of all
computers, including the Amiga, has stopped.
Commodore, Atari's deadly enemy, started forty years ago as
a typewriter repair service. In 1975 they entered the
computer market, and eventually became very big business.
However, they began to make losses and by 1990 they were
trading in negative equity. On April 29th 1994 they
announced they were going out of business. Atari began
jumping for joy, until they realised that the two
"profitable" sections of the company, Commodore UK and
Europe, were going up for sale. It soon became clear that
some top companies were interested; Sony, Nintendo,
Panasonic and Phillips. This was when Atari began to get
worried.
If a huge, multi-million company such as Sony took over,
Commodore would soon be back on their feet, selling as many
as 50,000 computers and consoles a month. Sony could
advertise in magazines, on the radio and TV and in national
newspapers; money would be no problem. If Nintendo took
over, things may be a little better. They might drop the
Amiga computer, but produce a console. However, this console
might take over the Jaguar which would be bad news.
Panasonic and Phillips are also big trouble. Like Sony, they
are huge companies with factories and offices in several
companies. They could easily destroy Atari's market.
So, it was decided, that Atari should consider buying
Commodore. Or at least buy shares in Commodore. Look through
any Amiga magazine and you'll see the name Jack Tramiel and
obscene comments as Amiga owners cringe at thought of being
taken over by Atari. So what will happen? Well, we don't
know for sure yet, but we'll keep you informed. Commodore
may be dead, but, unfortunately for some, the Amiga is still
alive - and selling. But what really scares me is who's
next? Atari? IBM? Apple?