It Worked For Apple…


Remember these guys? At one time they were the big name in home computing, along with Atari, TI, and um, that company with the rainbow logo in the shape of an apple.
After passing through various hands over the years (including German and Dutch companies, finally landing in the hands of another Dutch outfit called Yeahronimo Media Ventures), Commodore is now back with an online music store.
Huh?
I guess (to them) it makes sense to follow the Apple model: sell some MP3 players and then create a place where people can populate them.
The music selection is a little sparse and unusual, but maybe that will change as time goes on. I guess they’re hoping this will bring the Commodore name back in front of everyone, just like the iPod did for Apple.
In the meantime, I’ll keep playing my old C-64 games on the VICE emulator while getting jealous of my old Commodore buddy Dan who just bought a complete C-64 system with some new-old-stock software and peripherals.
We’re partyin’ like it’s 1985.

jtl