Amiga Inc. will die in the current bad economy? Opinions? - Page 8

TCD · 05 November 2009, 22:35

Nice one Paul

Pyromania · 05 November 2009, 23:31

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Dumpty

gilgamesh · 05 November 2009, 23:40

That makes me a little sad. Yeah, really.

Whom shall we blame in the future?

Paul_s · 05 November 2009, 23:45

We can blame Doomy

DDNI · 06 November 2009, 00:09

Like Lazarus, http://www.amiga.com has risen from the grave!!!

Paul_s · 06 November 2009, 00:13

FFS I thought Escom died years ago

Round II!

TCD · 06 November 2009, 00:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

Like Lazarus, http://www.amiga.com has risen from the grave!!!

Now that Paul has made the nice piccie and stuff

DDNI · 06 November 2009, 00:36

Here's the sad truth...

illy5603 · 06 November 2009, 04:03

Sweet! Applications for a mobile platform hardly anyone uses!

klx300r · 06 November 2009, 07:35

AI news means sh*t but now that Hyperion finally won the case & OS4.2 is on its way, we Amigans are finally in good hands

keep and love the classics guys but don't be afraid to check out OS4.x stuff too

viddi · 06 November 2009, 08:44

Shit!

Jonathan Drain · 07 November 2009, 22:19

If Amiga Inc has survived fifteen years without releasing a computer, I don't think a little recession can stop them

Pyromania · 14 November 2009, 03:43

AI's greatest crime was they never even put $1 into the fantastic Amiga community. All they ever accomplished was having their hand out asking for money and/or trying to twist the Amiga brand to mean something it's not. It should come as no surprise that the community that supported them would turn on them when the truth became apparent. Our investment partners saw this greed first hand in 2006 when AI asked for an amount of money that was outrageous and out of this world.

Now everyone just waits for the 404 error. The fat lady will not even have to sing this time.

The End

Zetr0 · 14 November 2009, 11:28

@Pyro

Amiga Inc, died a long time ago my friend.

What ever this company is now, all its done is attempt to fleace the community, as you say with the hand out wating for money as opposed to dipping in their own pockets for developement etc.

Irrespective of the deal with Hyperion, I honestly dont believe that A.Inc actaully own anything other than the name.... if they did, then they could easly of made a sizable sum of cash in using it... alas, all we see them do is wield lawyers in court case after court case.

I wonder where they get the several thousand pouinds a time in pursuing these legal claims?????

bring back moo bunny is what i say =D

Pyromania · 14 November 2009, 22:43

@Zetr0

Their main investor died in Jan 2009 so I don't think they can afford to do the lawyer thing any longer. Amiga community is better off without the legal BS anyway.

DDNI · 14 November 2009, 23:09

I see all os4 references have gone from their site...

Pyromania · 14 November 2009, 23:36

@DDNI

Wow, your right!

Thorham · 15 November 2009, 00:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by klx300r

but don't be afraid to check out OS4.x stuff too

I'm certainly not. I'm not going to buy obsolete hardware for ridiculous money just so that I can use an obsolete os that isn't even free. I mean, really:

Sam 440ep (533Mhz CPU) - €455.65
AmigaOS 4.1 (SAM440ep) - €131.32

That's €586.97 which is of course ridiculous, and not in any way value for money.

gilgamesh · 15 November 2009, 00:46

I wouldn't mind a cheap and silent PowerPC box with PPC Linux. But that SAM thing is - weird? But not as weird as A Inc sitting on Commodere's IP and letting it rot.

Fred the Fop · 15 November 2009, 22:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thorham

I'm certainly not. I'm not going to buy obsolete hardware for ridiculous money just so that I can use an obsolete os that isn't even free. I mean, really:

Sam 440ep (533Mhz CPU) - €455.65
AmigaOS 4.1 (SAM440ep) - €131.32

That's €586.97 which is of course ridiculous, and not in any way value for money.

You have it it on the head. Beautifully said, but fanatics cannot be swayed by reason. Hence the shrill "AMIGA # 1!!!!" and "Amiga FOREVER" nonsense.

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05 November 2009, 22:35	#141
TCD Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 42 Posts: 24,024	Nice one Paul

05 November 2009, 23:40	#143
gilgamesh Linux snob Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 997	That makes me a little sad. Yeah, really. Whom shall we blame in the future?

05 November 2009, 23:45	#144
Paul_s Stuck in the 80s Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 42 Posts: 3,291	We can blame Doomy

06 November 2009, 00:09	#145
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 5,286	Like Lazarus, http://www.amiga.com has risen from the grave!!!

06 November 2009, 00:13	#146
Paul_s Stuck in the 80s Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 42 Posts: 3,291	FFS I thought Escom died years ago Round II!

06 November 2009, 00:36	#148
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 5,286	Here's the sad truth...

06 November 2009, 04:03	#149
illy5603 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPaT CiTY Posts: 557	Sweet! Applications for a mobile platform hardly anyone uses!

06 November 2009, 07:35	#150
klx300r Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 51 Posts: 979	AI news means sh*t but now that Hyperion finally won the case & OS4.2 is on its way, we Amigans are finally in good hands keep and love the classics guys but don't be afraid to check out OS4.x stuff too

06 November 2009, 08:44	#151
viddi Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Age: 41 Posts: 3,752	Shit!

07 November 2009, 22:19	#152
Jonathan Drain Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sector K240 Posts: 338	If Amiga Inc has survived fifteen years without releasing a computer, I don't think a little recession can stop them

14 November 2009, 03:43	#153
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,559	AI's greatest crime was they never even put $1 into the fantastic Amiga community. All they ever accomplished was having their hand out asking for money and/or trying to twist the Amiga brand to mean something it's not. It should come as no surprise that the community that supported them would turn on them when the truth became apparent. Our investment partners saw this greed first hand in 2006 when AI asked for an amount of money that was outrageous and out of this world. Now everyone just waits for the 404 error. The fat lady will not even have to sing this time. The End

14 November 2009, 11:28	#154
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 46 Posts: 9,768	@Pyro Amiga Inc, died a long time ago my friend. What ever this company is now, all its done is attempt to fleace the community, as you say with the hand out wating for money as opposed to dipping in their own pockets for developement etc. Irrespective of the deal with Hyperion, I honestly dont believe that A.Inc actaully own anything other than the name.... if they did, then they could easly of made a sizable sum of cash in using it... alas, all we see them do is wield lawyers in court case after court case. I wonder where they get the several thousand pouinds a time in pursuing these legal claims????? bring back moo bunny is what i say =D

14 November 2009, 22:43	#155
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,559	@Zetr0 Their main investor died in Jan 2009 so I don't think they can afford to do the lawyer thing any longer. Amiga community is better off without the legal BS anyway.

14 November 2009, 23:09	#156
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 5,286	I see all os4 references have gone from their site...

14 November 2009, 23:36	#157
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,559	@DDNI Wow, your right!

15 November 2009, 00:46	#159
gilgamesh Linux snob Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 997	I wouldn't mind a cheap and silent PowerPC box with PPC Linux. But that SAM thing is - weird? But not as weird as A Inc sitting on Commodere's IP and letting it rot.

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