Workbench 5 renamed Commodore OS

[EDanaII]

I would say that is a fairly safe bet.  Considering support logistics of the end users (live phone support) with a fast startup, the support site has to be well trained prior to launch.  Now a fully customized OS, support manuals can be written as the OS is coded and or modified but that all takes a significant amount of time to achieve.  Both in code and support being developed.  Even more so if C=USA goes with their own support center, logistic demands increase rapidly.

Once Linux is in place, Linux is all it will be. And Linux does not an Amiga make.

My humble opinion, of course.

[EDanaII]

IMO, C=USA will not be able to make significant money buy selling Amigas with Linux.  It needs a custom OS that will be different.  C64x can be done with Linux, the OS is not the main draw but the retro games it plays will be it's main sell point

Agreed.

But in order to support the development of a "custom" OS they need a stronger business model than the one they are currently presenting. Sales based on nostalgia isn't going to be enough to drive that kind of development.

Only time will tell...

[EDanaII]

LOL!

Actually, I was going for Shakespeare.

"To be or to be not. The question that is!"

[EDanaII]

Depends on which line your talking about.  C64x?  Vic series?  Amiga series?  If your talking nostalgia for Amiga series, your quiet correct, there isn't any to tap into for the number of unit sales Barry is looking for.  That will require something more special with excellent marketing.

Until a new business model emerges, they will still be subject to criticism they are receiving now. And, honestly, I can't think of any model in this day and age that can. I doubt, for example, that Barry's funds are any where near that of Google's.