Is your statement above meant as a positive comment on their dedication to our community, or a negative accusation? I can't tell, but since there are a few other negative comments in this thread, it makes your comment also appear as a negative commentary on their efforts.
Not everyone will agree with all of the decisions made by A-Eon, and they don't have to, but what I don't understand is any complaints about A-Eon's efforts and involvement in the community. Even if you don't agree with some of their choices, I think that all users should appreciate the fact that A-Eon is trying to make our community better, by investing time and money in many different aspects of our community.
I happen to agree that the highest priority to keep our community alive is the need for more and better software, now that all 4 camps appear to have sufficient hardware choices to run which ever OS you prefer. If people don't agree with A-Eon's choices to help spur new development, and support existing programmers, then I wish they would suggest productive alternatives, instead of just spewing out negative criticism all the time, with no ideas of their own on what would be a better way to help create new software, or support our existing programmers.
Your comment may be completely neutral and innocent. Some of our other members can't claim neutrality or innocence for their obvious attempts to tear down, or attack the efforts of well meaning supporters of our community. You don't have to agree with everything that anyone else does or proposes, but constructive criticism, or alternative productive suggestions are better, and actual actions to make things better are best.
then a simply counterquestion... why removing old versions, why trying to control everything?
Another question: what would the same people that are now cheering and high-fiving say if someone (with lots of money) would support MorphOS and would have done the same what they are now doing? Pascal told that when he asked to buy amigaworld that he got bashed by the same people now cheering. But anyway the online "NG" community is not representing "the community", people you meet in real (except perhaps amiwest). They (Amigakit + A-eon) seem to try to imitate Apple now but there is no Steve Jobs so it will not work. But at least they are already using every chance to successfully polarize.
A sad development
I can only say nothing comes with a price. Apple is heavy polarizing and are paying the price now because many people dislike the company and will not buy their products. Copying Apple creates the same effect in the amiga community now (and I am not the only person who thinks that way people should look on other forums and not only in certain forums that make a misleading impression).