10 Apr
2012
10 Apr
'12
8:35 p.m.
>While his lack of marketing may have been his
weakness, getting product
>out the door on time and under cost was a remarkable feat.
The C64 and Vic 20 seemed to be marketed ok, but maybe
you mean the PETs?
I think he means the Amiga. It was poorly marketed.
One thing that interests me is why the early Commodore
products, like the
PET, did so well in Europe as opposed to North America? Was it just a
lack
of competition in Europe in that Tandy, Atari and Apple didn't focus on
that market in the late 1970s?
From what I read it was the guy in England who was
driving the sales and was
very good at it. He had built upon a reputation from
Commodore's Calculator
Days.
Jeff Brace