> [1] Yes, yes, Europeans, I know that Amiga and ST were much more successful across the Atlantic. Macs were rare in Europe during the 80s because they were hu

> [1] Yes, yes, Europeans, I know that Amiga and ST were much more successful across the Atlantic. Macs were rare in Europe during the 80s because they were hugely expensive there. The dollar was very strong during the mid 80s. GDP per capita in UK/France/Germany went from parity with the US at market exchange rates in 1980 to about half in 1985. They became much more common in the 90s. A similar divergence happened in the early 2000s and then again for much of the past decade. It's why Android is much more popular in Europe now.