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   From: sgillettnospam@diespammergte.net   
      
   "Didimo" wrote ...   
   >   
   > THAT SAID, Tramiel, a businessman first and foremost, made a series of   
   > bad choices which damaged Atari (the company) and eventually lead to   
   > its death.   
      
   Once again, you are conveniently forgetting that Atari was losing money hand   
   over fist when Jack took over.  Within two years, Jack had turned Atari   
   around and Atari was making a profit again.  Why do you ignore facts when   
   they do not agree with what you want to think?   
      
   As a footnote, both Atari and Commodore went bankrupt later on.  There has   
   been a lot of discussion about what killed Commodore, and I am sure that   
   there has been a lot of discussion about what killed Atari also.  I doubt   
   that Irving Gould killed Commodore intentionally, just as I doubt that Jack   
   Tramiel killed Atari on purpose.   
      
   As technology changed rapidly the computer market changed also.  Both   
   Commodore and Atari failed to follow the changes in the marketplace.  The   
   flame of both companies sputtered and went out.   
      
   Perhaps Jack did kill Commodore.  Without competition from the ST the Amiga   
   might have been successful enough to kill Apple.  And, instead of having PC's   
   and Apples today we would have PC's and Amiga's.  Oh well, it is too late to   
   go back and rewrite history.   
   --   
   Best regards,   
      
   Sam Gillett   
      
   Change is inevitable,   
   except from vending machines!   
      
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