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>>1799345

PC clones killed the micro-computer market, by first taking the control of the architecture from IBM (Compaq releasing a 386-based PC before IBM and all the clone manufacturers killing the PS/2), then by offering cheap but shitty machines (Asus, Acer, Packard Bell and trinitrillions of dead taiwanese manufacturers) which made the price of the machine go down as fast as the quality of the computers. It was then made easier for peoples to buy a computer compatible with the one at the office.
The other computer companies helped a bit too (pic related), as they didn't do what they were supposed to do if they wanted to stay in the market: Apple making new models and deprecating others in a matter of month, Commodore not doing anything to upgrade the Amiga line until it was too late (the Amiga 3000 architecture was ready when Commodore wanted to make an Amiga 2000 to succeed the original Amiga 1000. Pic related decided it would be better just to make an Amiga 1000 in a new box), and Atari being so full of shit when it came to marketing their products AND shutting down their micro-computer division when the Falcon only came out (the Falcon with a bit of marketing would have wrecked everything in the studio computer market as it was superior to EVERYTHING of the time when it came out).Also, everyone was mistaken when it came to the main competitor to bring down: Commodore and Atari were trying to kill each other, Atari was trying to kill Apple, Apple wasn't giving a fuck, while they were all slowly killed by PC clones (remember, IBM already lost back then).

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>>1771021

Say thanks to Taiwanese clone manufacturers and this guy.

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