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It is my understanding that a one time Commodore executives were the highest paid people in the microcomputer industry. Millions that could have gone in resear
by ecpottinger 6y ago
It is my understanding that a one time Commodore executives were the highest paid people in the microcomputer industry. Millions that could have gone in research, marketing, and just support programs vanished into the pockets of higher management even as Commodore was losing it's market share.
- vidarh 6y agoR&D at Commodore was always notoriously underfunded compared to the competition and compared to their size. Which makes what they achieved at their height all the more incredible.
- orionblastar 6y agoThe Commodore 16 and Plus 4 flopped as did the Commodore 9000 machine. Commodore had a PC Clone called the PC-Colt but it didn't sell well. Commodore did little to no marketing in the USA. Everything was sold in toy stores.