OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/23993/Commodore_USA_s_CEO_Retracts_Legal_Threat_Apologises Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:13:55 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com All the best http://www.osnews.com/thread?448546 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448546 I personally wish commodore all the best, and hope they can revive the commodore brand. America need all the techjobs and goodwill towards their companies they can get.

Apologies in these day in age is hard to come by. Mr. Altman gets my respect.

By the way I've been to their website and seen their products and think their cool.Edited 2010-11-04 21:45 UTC Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (fran) Comments Comment by n.l.o http://www.osnews.com/thread?448548 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448548 Bring on the re-badged Chinese crap at 30% markup! ;) Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (n.l.o) Comments Comment by Kroc http://www.osnews.com/thread?448552 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448552 I can respect that. He’s probably too much of an ’80s power business man to fully understand the best way to interact with potential customers here on the interwebs, and I don’t blame him for that.

Some advice, Barry:

* Demonstrate a good, working product and if exciting enough, the readers will practically do the advertising for you

* Let customers be creative and let go of control of where that goes. The viral stuff happens when people are supported in doing their own thing

* Focus on the details

* Don’t talk business-talk, buzz words and product strategising synergies on the Internets. It simply does not work. Talk technical and honest to us

* Learn to laugh at yourself, as well as others ;) Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Kroc) Comments .... http://www.osnews.com/thread?448554 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448554 Well, 2 months is kind of a long time but then again it takes a while to acquire the taste of 'humble pie' some times.... better late than never. Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:51:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (poundsmack) Comments RE: Comment by Kroc http://www.osnews.com/thread?448561 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448561 While we are on lecturing....

We should all take to heart that there is difference between being Dick and being Frank. Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:18:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (fran) Comments RE: Comment by n.l.o http://www.osnews.com/thread?448564 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448564
Bring on the re-badged Chinese crap at 30% markup! ;)


What's wrong with that!? Apple have been doing it for years! ;)



Just a joke guys, I actually like apple stuff ;) Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bloodline) Comments RE[2]: Comment by Kroc http://www.osnews.com/thread?448567 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448567 You forgot E[a]rnest! Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (gus3) Comments Great ! http://www.osnews.com/thread?448588 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448588 Nice, Commodore USA !

Good News ! :-)

Best of luck bringing out the PC64 ! Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bugjacobs) Comments Apple Crap, Dell Crap, Commodore Crap, IBM Crap,... http://www.osnews.com/thread?448597 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448597 They all seem to have the same surname. All made in china, all commercialized boutique attempts to market now. Funny how people line up to buy surname product and then joke/defend their positions. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (SuperDaveOsbourne) Comments RE: Comment by Kroc http://www.osnews.com/thread?448598 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448598 Don't forget that he should seek treatment for boneitis if it shows up! It's the bane of the 80s buisnessman! Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (emerson999) Comments Good Move http://www.osnews.com/thread?448602 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448602 Everyone makes mistakes and as long as one regrets for his/her moves in the past, they can be forgiven. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (OSGuy) Comments RE: Apple Crap, Dell Crap, Commodore Crap, IBM Crap,... http://www.osnews.com/thread?448620 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448620
They all seem to have the same surname. All made in china, all commercialized boutique attempts to market now. Funny how people line up to buy surname product and then joke/defend their positions.


There you go, highlighted the key words for you. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (n.l.o) Comments RE[2]: Comment by n.l.o http://www.osnews.com/thread?448625 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448625 It's a joke indeed, because it's actually far more than 30% ;-) Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (phoudoin) Comments RE[2]: Comment by Kroc http://www.osnews.com/thread?448627 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448627 One can be cooked on a grill and the other... ??? Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:43:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jgagnon) Comments RE: Apple Crap, Dell Crap, Commodore Crap, IBM Crap,... http://www.osnews.com/thread?448629 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448629
All made in china

Assembled in china. Apple do not rebrand china products (sticking a label to some crap stuff). Lenovo is genuine china computers today on the other hand =)Edited 2010-11-05 12:21 UTC Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (viton) Comments RE[2]: Comment by n.l.o http://www.osnews.com/thread?448638 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448638
What's wrong with that!? Apple have been doing it for years! ;)
I don't understand, was that a question? It's already been answered, by yourself.Edited 2010-11-05 12:38 UTC Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (aliquis) Comments Comment by Raffaele http://www.osnews.com/thread?448641 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448641 Quod Erat Demonstrandum...

I hope they learned well the lession of being reasonable and humble.

If they want to sell REAL products, I will welcome them...

If they just want to sell unuseful cr*p products, then it is better for them to leave this market, because Amigans have learned well the lesson with Amiga Inc. and the period under the management of Bill Mc Ewen as CEO.Edited 2010-11-05 13:18 UTC Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:07:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Raffaele) Comments RE[3]: Comment by Kroc http://www.osnews.com/thread?448673 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448673 The "other" would depend on if your wife is Lorena Bobbit. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (DoctorPepper) Comments RE: All the best http://www.osnews.com/thread?448824 http://www.osnews.com/thread?448824
I personally wish commodore all the best, and hope they can revive the commodore brand. America need all the techjobs and goodwill towards their companies they can get.

Agreed. But in today's highly globalized society (though this is not always consistent, Commodore, and Amiga for that matter, needs all the help it can get anywhere, much like Linux has gone global. And may this mean a new Geos for the new Commodore. Sat, 06 Nov 2010 05:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (RavinRay) Comments RE: Comment by Kroc http://www.osnews.com/thread?449028 http://www.osnews.com/thread?449028 As for the "demonstrating" part, could the third point ("I would like to ship something") perhaps be interpreted as a promise to send in a machine to the OSNews editorial staff for review? (as was done recently for another product - http://www.osnews.com/story/23969/AT_T_s_Samsung_i897_Galaxy_S_aka_... )

Thom isn't the kind of stoic man who sticks with "I said I don't like it so I won't ever like it." A good example is how he originally compared aluminum Macs to his IKEA frying pan, then buys an improved design little over a year later (see links below). If the Commodore should exceed his expectations, he'll change his opinion and be honest about that.

http://www.osnews.com/story/21953/Apple_One_Large_Depressing_Metall...
http://www.osnews.com/story/23917/Apple_Unveils_Stunning_New_MacBoo... Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:10:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eddyspeeder) Comments