Irving Gould was a Canadian businessperson

Businessperson

A businessperson is someone involved in a particular undertaking of activities for the purpose of generating revenue from a combination of human, financial, or physical capital. An entrepreneur is an example of a business person...

 credited with both saving and sinking Commodore

Commodore International

Commodore is the commonly used name for Commodore Business Machines , the U.S.-based home computer manufacturer and electronics manufacturer headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which also housed Commodore's corporate parent company, Commodore International Limited...

. He gave the necessary funding to Jack Tramiel

Jack Tramiel

Jack Tramiel is an American businessman, best known for founding Commodore International - manufacturer of the Commodore PET, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Commodore Amiga, and other Commodore models of home computers.-Biography:...

 to keep Commodore running during several periods of financial problems. Irving Gould and Mehdi Ali (then Commodore's Managing Director) have been accused of causing the death of Commodore in 1993-1994 by making a series of mistakes like trying to maximize profit by producing low cost equipment and mis-marketing the Amiga

Amiga

The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...

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