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I'm a little surprised to see no mention of Osbourne computers. The name lives on with the Osbourne Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Computer_Corp

I'm a little surprised to see no mention of Osbourne computers. The name lives on with the Osbourne Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Computer_Corporation#The_Osborne_Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Computer_Corporation#T... This is why, even today, big companies don't announce when a new product will be available until the last minute as to not cannibalize sales from the current production run.

hga 10y ago
Except Osborne admitted in a Wall Street Journal article that he made up that excuse for their failure. It's been so long I can't remember the details of the real reason, but it was the general sort of thing that companies like that screwed up.