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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (47531)	3/26/1999 3:21:00 PM
From: KeepItSimple	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

> did Commodore stumble in any way? No, they were simply unable to withstand the competition that occured when everybody and their brother started making personal computers. When they were the "first mover" everything was peachy, but as soon as credible competition appeared, their monopoly was lost. >Critical mass is essential otherwise you will never get off the ground The C-64 had the largest installed user base of any single computer manufacturer, something I would call "critical mass", but being off the ground only made it that much farther to fall back to earth.