27 Nov
2019
27 Nov
'19
10:30 a.m.
Hello all,
Commodore had the marketing part down pact. That is one of the
reasons that at the time Commodore sold more C-64s than all of the other
computers combined.
GOD Bless and Thanks,
rich!
On 11/27/2019 10:39 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
On 11/26/2019 08:59 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote:
It wasn't just having the technology, it was having it and knowing
how to market it. You need both to make a good product and DEC really
was all about protecting their current market share (which is insane
as they came to be by exploiting a niche in the computer industry).
Yup. We were a big VAX user, and were accustomed to our salesman and
a technical guy coming out for a sales call to iron out exactly what
features and options we wanted on a machine. When the MicroVAX came
out, for a purchase price less than EITHER the software or hardware
maintenance contract on a VAX 11/780, I know this couldn't go on.
When they went to the 3100/3500 Pizza box machines, I know it REALLY
was unsustainable.
Jon