A-EON Technology acquires OctaMED

[XDelusion]

That would be a valid argument if there was a large amount of development required to port between our platforms.

Correct! There should in theory be minimal effort in porting, thus minimal effort in expanding the user base and therefore sales. They would be fools not to.

[danbeaver]

Correct! There should in theory be minimal effort in porting, thus minimal effort in expanding the user base and therefore sales. They would be fools not to.

Whose theorem is this research based on?  "Should" covers all manner of sins, doesn't it.

[Terminills]

Whose theorem is this research based on?  "Should" covers all manner of sins, doesn't it.

I can tell you from experience aos4 was the odd ball.

[Hans_]

That would be a valid argument if there was a large amount of development required to port between our platforms.

My post was a factual correction to A6000's statement, and not necessarily a for/against argument. I have no idea if porting would be a simple recompile, or if there would be more work. It wouldn't surprise me if there would have to be at least a few platform-specific tweaks, though.

Incidentally, I don't see why the adverse reaction to A-EON specifically saying that they have the right to distribute Octamed on MorphOS & AROS too (and emulated Amigas). They're at least considering the possibility.

Hans

[A6000]

Real Software Publishers will port their software to as many systems as they can in order to maximise sales, you are saying it is OK for A-EON to use software they own to kill sales of competing hardware, if that is OK with you then how long will it be before they sell software that ONLY runs on A-EON's own Amigaone systems?

My post was a factual correction to A6000's statement

Hans

My post did not require any correction, the part "as they can" implied that business considerations such as profitability would be taken into account.

[itix]

Out curiosity, lets hear your story.

Seems this thread went off topic fast.

Have you ever heard "the customer is always right"?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Have you ever heard "the customer is always right"?

It's been 12 years, and every time I hear someone use that line I still think of this post:

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=56482&postcount=62

[XDelusion]

Whose theorem is this research based on?  "Should" covers all manner of sins, doesn't it.

I'm no coder, I don't know that for a fact, and I know that some things such as ScummVM seem to compile just fine on MorphOS without any tweaks to the code, where as on AROS...

...well your guess is as good as mine.

It's their property now, they can do what they want, but I just can not imagine that porting something from one OS, to an OS that is heavily based upon the original, could be all that much drama in the end. If they want to expand their market base, they owe it to them selves to at least take a look. At least I'd hope they are thinking about the whole Amiga community, and not just users of this Amiga flavor or that.

[stefcep2]

Have you ever heard "the customer is always right"?

have you heard the saying "sometimes its good to lose a customer"?

[Manu]

I just can not imagine that porting something from one OS, to an OS that is heavily based upon the original, could be all that much drama in the end.

It's the best excuse ever, and it can never be questioned because they have the sources so they can claim whatever they want. I guess co-operating with coders from other camps is out of question too, even if they would port it for free or for a small symbolic sum. Let a few years pass and you'll see I was right here too.

[kamelito]

which one did you choose from MorphEUS?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_pill_and_blue_pill

Kamelito

[Manu]

which one did you choose from MorphEUS?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_pill_and_blue_pill

Kamelito

None, I took the black pill. But you hey why not take the opportunity an make me look like a complete fool, port Octamed, Personal Paint to all platforms and have a huge laugh at my expense.

[rzookol]

There wasnt'  black pill, only black suppository.

[Manu]

There wasnt'  black pill, only black suppository.

I didn't know there wasn't anymore but it was a pill when I took mine, I hope yours didn't hurt, just asking because you seem a litte ---hurt  

[danbeaver]

Historically, the Black Pill contained cyanide.

[F0LLETT]

Seems it's about to.

Are you actually trying to drag your employer's positive thread off topic? Why not take it to pm, like a moderator might suggest.

It already was way off topic.

Have you ever heard "the customer is always right"?

Thats not always true at all. Alot of that post Mike linked to, I agree with.
Funny how people already said I should have not posted what I did, then you decided to try and stir it. After I decided they wre right and left it.

Just let it go.