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A-EON Technology Acquires Amiga.org
« on: June 12, 2014, 03:46:47 PM »
A-EON Techology Ltd is pleased to announce that is the new custodian of Amiga.org, the world's oldest and longest running English language Amiga community web forum.

A-EON acquired from the previous custodian, Bill Panagouleas of DiscreetFX, in an agreement which saw the transfer of the website and contents, the domain name together with all of the brands and rights including the official Facebook and Twitter accounts.

A-EON would like to thank Bill for his stewardship of Amiga.org over the past few years. Matthew Leaman, A-EON Managing Director, said of the purchase, "our acquistion of is part of our long term strategy to help support and expand the Amiga community. We are really excited by this development".

Outgoing custodian Bill Panagouleas added, "I enjoyed my experience and am pleased to place the stewardship in the excellent hands of true Amiga enthusiasts. Amiga.org is safe and secure with A-EON Technology Limited."

Trevor Dickinson, A-EON’s co-founder also commented, "speaking as an Amiga enthusiast, I am extremely proud to be associated with this great piece of Amiga history.  Amiga.org is oldest Amiga web portal, serving the Amiga community since 1994. This year marks the 20th anniversary of its founding and with the help of the Amiga community, whether it be Classic, Next-Generation, Emulation or new Retro hardware we hope to make an essential resource for all Amiga related news and information. Here’s to the next 20 years!"

Full Press Release: http://a-eon.biz/PDF/News_Release_Amiga.org.pdf
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Re: A-EON Technology Acquires Amiga.org
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2014, 04:06:39 PM »
I have only one question.  For what specific purpose did A-Eon acquire Amiga.org?
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Re: A-EON Technology Acquires Amiga.org
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2014, 04:07:38 PM »
What's this old news doing on the main page :p

on a serious note and as was stated by many on the previous thread, this is great news for all Amiga users (classic, NG, emulation etc.) !
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Re: A-EON Technology Acquires Amiga.org
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2014, 04:26:50 PM »
Congratulations on the acquisition and good luck with the site. :)
 

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« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2014, 04:54:34 PM »
Congratulations, personally I don't own any PPC Amigas but I have no problem sharing the space with PPC guys :)
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Re: A-EON Technology Acquires Amiga.org
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2014, 05:12:17 PM »
Yes! Good move Trevor!
I expect to see some banners of A-Eon products on header, news from all Amiga flavours, and less fight on forum..
Whats next? Amiga Inc? :D
 

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Re: A-EON Technology Acquires Amiga.org
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2014, 05:26:43 PM »
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Yes! Good move Trevor!
I expect to see some banners of A-Eon products on header, news from all Amiga flavours, and less fight on forum..
Whats next? Amiga Inc? :D


Amiga Inc as an aquistion?
Wouldn't it be nice if Bill would go for that?
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Re: A-EON Technology Acquires Amiga.org
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2014, 07:16:00 PM »
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I have only one question.  For what specific purpose did A-Eon acquire Amiga.org?


Have you received any answer for your question?
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« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2014, 07:16:54 PM »
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Amiga Inc as an aquistion?
Wouldn't it be nice if Bill would go for that?


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Re: A-EON Technology Acquires Amiga.org
« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2014, 07:20:20 PM »
congratulation on the takeover ;)

how did the amiga.org look like in 1994, anyone have a picture?
 

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« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2014, 07:34:57 PM »
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Not yet.
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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2014, 07:38:29 PM »
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congratulation on the takeover ;)

how did the amiga.org look like in 1994, anyone have a picture?

I found the original website... here is what it looked like.  

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Re: A-EON Technology Acquires Amiga.org
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2014, 07:46:17 PM »
I've had a serious bout of Amiga burnout over the last few years, but I'll be risky and say that I might visit more often now that a Trevor is running things. ;-)
 

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« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2014, 07:48:02 PM »
@Trev

awesome! i'd be great to see some of the members come back.

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Re: A-EON Technology Acquires Amiga.org
« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2014, 08:15:06 PM »
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@Trev

awesome! i'd be great to see some of the members come back.

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Stability will help, and this buyout hopefully secures a stable future for Amiga.org for many years.
The Google search results redirect-to-ad crap has gone, which makes the site much more accessible again.
Fewer bizarre dramas are likely to occur than over the last few years, which makes your (mods) jobs a lot easier, and makes visiting more worthwhile for everyone.

All good so far from what I can see.
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