Remember, Apple had the market to itself in 1984. The Amiga and Atari ST weren't out until 1985. That said, I'm with you as I was an Apple //e user who jumped

Remember, Apple had the market to itself in 1984. The Amiga and Atari ST weren't out until 1985. That said, I'm with you as I was an Apple //e user who jumped to the Amiga 1000 on day 1: it was a decade ahead of anything else at an unbelievable price point. The Mac made no economic sense if you were somewhat technologically savvy in the 80's. But for that first year, the Mac was amazing product that stood alone.