Amiga.org Exclusive Interview with the CEO of CommodoreUSA

[Middleman]

Sure... it's just a coincidence his name is "middleman" and he speaks of making negotiations between Barry and a.org.

He must be the one putting together deals with the suppliers...

Erm, a question for you folks….why's the TOPIC suddenly turned all onto ME? Especially when I have stated clearly I have no affiliation with CUSA other than just being their customer? :confused:

Middleman is currently located in Hong Kong, IIRC.

Thanks Dammy…….yes you did remember correct. I am an expat from the UK currently enjoying the life here in Hong Kong. In a place where the food is good, the people is great and the tech is even greater…for instance, I was just looking at the latest WD Thunderbolt Duo drives which has just come onto the market the other day. It's a 6TB drive available right now for around $5500 HK dollars…..not bad if you ask me for a drive that also has a removable casing (so you can replace the drives inside). When Ivy Bridge arrives soon I might get it for a new system....

Generally speaking there's a really big IT community and market here right now, especially with the Android tablets, smartphones, 3D Bluray drives/players etc. out now and the arrival of Apple's Store which opened here last year at the IFC. There's a lot of choice here in terms of tech gear right now….so much so, it'll take me a good half a day just to list out what's available out there at the moment….

[darkage]

Thanks Dammy…….yes you did remember correct. I am an expat from the UK currently enjoying the life here in Hong Kong. In a place where the food is good, the people is great and the tech is even greater…for instance

Only dim sum is good in HK!   I prefer mainland food!    If you haven't done so, you should visit the SEG electronics market in Shenzhen! Im addicted to that place!

[darkage]

I think its about time this thread is wrapped up, questions finalised and sent to Barry for answering etc..  

Its kind of getting more and more off topic and theres already a bucket load of questions...

[cicero790]

I've been interested in this from the start. Looking forward to the replies.

[danwood]

Doesn't he have millions of fans on his own site, where he can post properly filtered and censored information?

It does amuse and disturb me somewhat that he keeps bothering the Amiga community after basically telling us "you're all a bunch of sad nerds, stuck in the past, i don't need you, business and real consumers are my market" (to paraphrase).

He's a bit like that creepy ex who dumps you, claiming they never loved you anyway and your face looks like an arse, and they're got a new partner who is 10x better looking than you.  Only to text you every few days and come knocking on your door again every weekend.

Very odd.

[Kesa]

@DanWood. But you really do have a face like an arse. I've seen it!   :p

Back on topic. My one and only question is: I want to know if Barry can explain to me the difference between an entrepreneur and a capitalist. Also which one he thinks he is.

[dougal]

I would suggest an Amiga, which looks and feels like an Amiga but an evolution over the classic Amiga in both looks and feel.

The hardware should be generic legacy pc including an Intel CPU but with a special custom bios which will have an Amiga look & feel to it instead of a generic PC feel.

It should come bundled with a x86 specially written version of OS4 and the BIOS can also serve as a sort of protection so that OS4 can ONLY run on x86 machines with this BIOS.

[swoslover]

Only dim sum is good in HK!   I prefer mainland food!    If you haven't done so, you should visit the SEG electronics market in Shenzhen! Im addicted to that place!

I'm in beijing maybe we should look at setting up a commodore Amiga group in china

[darkage]

I'm in beijing maybe we should look at setting up a commodore Amiga group in china

Haha! that would be good, but Im only part time in Shenzhen (Guangdong) and Hunan..  Was thinking on my next trip leaving a a500 at my wifes family house so I dont get too bored  

[swoslover]

Haha! that would be good, but Im only part time in Shenzhen (Guangdong) and Hunan..  Was thinking on my next trip leaving a a500 at my wifes family house so I dont get too bored  

Good idea!

I left my Wii with my wife's parents in Henan.  They loved it!

Our apartment is tiny so it is WINUAE for me now,

I don't know if it is different in the south but the lack of console gaming here takes some getting used to.  It is all ipads and pc gaming.

Things seem to be changing slightly with a few places selling xbox and ps3 consoles but even if you go an official sony store there are no psp's or ps3's for sale.

[vox]

With quality of this thread in mind, don't forget to ask her for a six pack of beer.

Maybe even more for C=USA announcements.

Qestions:

a) When will the policy of "product first" "pictures and announcents later" be adopted by CUSA? Just for example, "Amiga comeback" was promoted at least year or two before AmigaMini launch.

b) What is the meaning of phrases like "There are all manner of estimations out there that we neither confirm or deny."?

c) Do you consider a PCI PowerPC card like Varisys VS145 with AmigaOS 4.x could be interesting expansion for your "Amigas" and could it hold interest for contemporary wider market if it could have AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS support?
Would you be willing to participate and negotiate such project that would be "Amiga card for all"?

[SysAdmin]

Please submit any final questions. This thread will close in 24 hours and questions will be sent to Barry.

[darkage]

Finally the end of this thread coming soon!!  

Cant wait to see the responses..

[orb85750]

Question:

Does CUSA's contract with Amiga, Inc. forbid CUSA from working directly with Hyperion?

[TiredOLife]

@Barry

How many accounts do you hold on Amiga.org and other Amiga Sites?
What are those account nicks?
Who else is authroised to speak on your behalf?
How many accounts do they hold on Amiga.org and other Amiga Sites?
What are those account nicks?
Who else knows you current and future plans?
How many accounts do they hold on Amiga.org and other Amiga Sites?
What are those account nicks?

I ask these questions because there are a fair amount of posters who talk as though they know what is coming next for CUSA.
I'd like to know who actually knows something and those who are just stating an opinion, fantasy idea, wishful thinking etc.

Cheers

[crawff]

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