10 Apr
2012
10 Apr
'12
11:28 p.m.
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 10:35 PM, Jeffrey Brace <arkaxow at gmail.com> wrote:
Jack had nothing to do with the Amiga. He's probably referring to
Jack's company Atari Corporation and the claimed lack of marketing on
things like the Atari 7800, Jaguar, etc. As Curt can tell you though,
they actually poured a significant amount of money in to marketing.
--
Marty
> 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