Re:XOR patent ended CD32, and Commodore-Amiga
by rsbrown on Thursday April 14, 2011 @09:37AM
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To be fair, the author does not claim that the XOR patent was to blame for Commodore's demise. Rather, the claim is that:
1) Management "bet the farm" on CD32.
2) XOR patent infringement claims killed CD32.
3) The failure of the CD32 product was the last nail in the coffin.
Tragic. I loved my Amiga 500 dearly. It makes one wonder what might have happened if Commodore could have held on for a few more years and (perhaps under new management) ridden the wave of internet-driven hardware sales to new heights.
1) Management "bet the farm" on CD32.
2) XOR patent infringement claims killed CD32.
3) The failure of the CD32 product was the last nail in the coffin.
Tragic. I loved my Amiga 500 dearly. It makes one wonder what might have happened if Commodore could have held on for a few more years and (perhaps under new management) ridden the wave of internet-driven hardware sales to new heights.