[Coco] Interesting article from the past

[jdaggett at gate.net]

I also wonder that Motorola's decision to stop making the MC6809 also influenced 
Tandy's decision. While they would have been able to make a "lifetime" buy, in a 
declining market what becomes a "lifetime" buy? 

At around 100,000 units per year and declining at the rate of 50% per year is not 
real good business sense to stay in a market. By 1994 the run rate would be 12% of 
what it was in 1990. Man that is a slippery slope for mass production, medium profit 
margin products. 

james


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> I found this while doing some browsing earlier.  Interesting huh?
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> http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NEW/is_1990_Oct_26/ 
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