17 September 2009, 13:19 | #1 |
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Amiga INC value
Just to know, anybody know how much the brand Amiga is worth with intellectual properties and blah blah blah?
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17 September 2009, 13:21 | #2 |
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£6 minus VAT.
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17 September 2009, 13:22 | #3 |
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You could buy three bottles of Ice magic with £6.
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17 September 2009, 13:24 | #4 |
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And for the VAT the ice cream.
You have to ask Bill how much he wants. Be prepared to hear some utopian figures |
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guys I mean the assets not the price of mcJerkwen
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17 September 2009, 13:27 | #6 |
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It's worth what Bill wants for it, simple as that. You don't really think that Amiga Inc. has an actual value anymore?
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17 September 2009, 13:51 | #7 |
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I think it's hard to say from a legal point of view, what IP they even own so it's very hard to evaluate their worth. If you assume that they only own the name then take into account what they owe, they can't be worth very much at all.
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http://web.archive.org/web/200003021...e03012000.html
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I personally see no real value in the brand, though I'm sure you wouldn't be able to get it cheaply regardless. p.s. According to Alexa, amiga.com was the 650075th most popular site on the Internet in the last 7 days. For comparison, abime.net was number 154039 in the last 7 days. Last edited by eLowar; 17 September 2009 at 13:59. Reason: Post scriptum. |
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I would think the name "Amiga" must be worth something still. It was a household name in the 90s and people I speak to about Amigas (who were just general users, not big fans like us) will always say "oh yeah i used to have an Amiga!" and they would always be positive about it. No one I have ever spoken to about amigas have ever said "Oh yeah i had one of those, they were a bit shit" so what im saying is. The name Amiga has a very positive background to it. Plus its a good name meaning Female Friend in spanish
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17 September 2009, 14:51 | #13 |
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So they own the name - big deal.
I love Amiga as it was but let's face it, Amiga now is dead. Say the word Amiga to most people under 20 nowadays and my betting is they'll say: "huh?" Net worth of a brand that's faded into oblivion in the memories of all but those who it meant something to 20 - 25 years ago = ZERO |
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Ask anyone under 20 about "Morgan" or perhaps even "Maserati" and they will go "huh?" but it doesn't stop those brands being worth millions! |
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17 September 2009, 17:53 | #16 |
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In my fantasy dreamworld. "Amiga" would become the property of a joint venture between Individual Computers, Toni (WinUAE) and Amigakit with board members made up of and voted on by EAB members. Maybe then it would have some value and direction.
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Whoever owns the brand should do me a favour and sue this imposter. I cringe everytime I see that stupid Ape-advert and the name Amiga below it
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"Two dollars and fifteen cents!" - Tank Girl (The movie)
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Something is only worth anything because people desire it, the name is something associated with that desire. Maserati = cool sports car = desirable to people who've heard of it and know what it is / stands for. Amiga nowadays = what exactly...? Difficult to desire something that isn't anything anymore no matter how iconic (to some) the name used to badge it. |
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