# Commercial success is almost entirely a matter of luck.

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Commercial success is almost entirely a matter of luck. Apple got lucky once
(on five year delay) & beat out technically-superior and technically-more-
interesting competitors like the Amiga. If enough folks reject the Apple
principles, one of them is bound to be lucky too.

By [John Ohno](https://medium.com/@enkiv2) on [November 5,
2018](https://medium.com/p/26fbc2f8b305).

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entirely-a-matter-of-luck-26fbc2f8b305)

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