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The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior (New York Times)The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior (New York Times)Posted Apr 7, 2011 21:19 UTC (Thu) by jonabbey (subscriber, #2736)Parent article: The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior (New York Times)
A pure nostalgia play.
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The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior (New York Times) Posted Apr 7, 2011 23:20 UTC (Thu) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]
Really? I was a C64-head, but I'd not buy it. That... thing is just not a Commodore 64.
The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior (New York Times) Posted Apr 7, 2011 23:22 UTC (Thu) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]
The parent may be unclear. It may well be intended as a pure nostalgia play -- it probably is -- but if I'm a typical sample of an ex-C64-owner, it will fail.
(Just like everything else Commodore has done since the Amiga. I was quite surprised to learn that they still existed, and indeed they don't: this is a distant heir of multiple bankruptcies with almost no real relationship to the original organization.)
The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior (New York Times) Posted Apr 7, 2011 23:51 UTC (Thu) by tialaramex (subscriber, #21167) [Link]
Yup, there is nothing in common with Commodore Business Machines except a US trademark. They obtained some trademarks (or licenses for them) from a company trading as "Amiga, Inc" which in turn obtained them from another company (also using the name "Amiga, Inc") that was able to conveniently transfer all its valuable assets before sinking under a mountain of debt.
There's a long history of dubious business at work here. Recommendation: Don't give anyone money unless you have your hands on the goods. It's so much easier to take your cash and apologise than it is to actually make what was promised and deliver it as agreed.
If Mr Altman is true to his word, big retailers will "soon" have these on the shelves for anyone who wants one. If he isn't, you lose nothing by patiently letting the story unfold.
The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior (New York Times) Posted Apr 8, 2011 5:15 UTC (Fri) by nicooo (guest, #69134) [Link]
I wonder what makes them believe they won't go bankrupt as well.
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