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Title: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: apsturk on July 09, 2017, 12:35:09 AM
A-EON has appointed Amiga On The Lake (AOTL) as the lead distributor for all A-EON products in North America.

Read about it here!!


http://amigaonthelake.com/blog/



Aaron Smith:hammer:
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on July 09, 2017, 12:40:25 AM
(http://m.memegen.com/fguox1.jpg)
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: Jeff on July 09, 2017, 02:11:38 AM
Congratulations Aaron :D
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: Matt_H on July 09, 2017, 02:15:00 AM
I thought you guys were fighting...? :confused:
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: Iggy on July 09, 2017, 02:51:59 AM
Quote from: Matt_H;828050
I thought you guys were fighting...? :confused:


Apparently not any more, which is a good thing.
Even when things weren't well between the two companies, Aaron was still doing things for the community.
He sent me a cpu cooler for one of the MorphOS developers X5000 systems.
And he was still selling accessories and software to our community.

Glad to hear they worked things out, since it gives me a US distributor to buy Aeon products from.
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: Minuous on July 09, 2017, 03:47:57 AM
All it says at that link is:

A-EON & Amiga On The Lake
Posted by A-EON on July 08, 2017

Maybe he changed his mind and blanked the article?
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: Matt_H on July 09, 2017, 04:16:19 AM
Quote from: Iggy;828051
Apparently not any more, which is a good thing.
Even when things weren't well between the two companies, Aaron was still doing things for the community.
He sent me a cpu cooler for one of the MorphOS developers X5000 systems.
And he was still selling accessories and software to our community.

Glad to hear they worked things out, since it gives me a US distributor to buy Aeon products from.


Indeed. More dealers = good.

Quote from: Minuous;828052
All it says at that link is:

A-EON & Amiga On The Lake
Posted by A-EON on July 08, 2017

Maybe he changed his mind and blanked the article?


There's a press release as an embedded image that must not be loading in your browser for some reason.
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: LoadWB on July 09, 2017, 05:07:10 AM
Well!
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: jj on July 09, 2017, 08:29:11 PM
I would have told ATOl to go fook themselves after that very public hissy fit.   But I guess that's why  I am not in business :)
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: Iggy on July 09, 2017, 08:51:49 PM
Quote from: JJ;828074
I would have told ATOl to go fook themselves after that very public hissy fit.   But I guess that's why  I am not in business :)


Yes...that sounds like a Welshman's solution. :lol:

But it wouldn't have benefited us in the US, so I'm glad Trevor is more mature (than both of us).
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: BozzerBigD on July 09, 2017, 10:55:15 PM
@JJ

While we are in agreement that AOTL's statement was less than professional, I disagree with you way of communicating.

For a liberal non-binary enabler who gets upset when people unsettle your safe space dependent 'progressive' world view, you really have no sense regarding insulting people with your horrendous language! It is not acceptable to use that language especially regarding one of the last Amiga vendors! You're giving Wales a bad name! A little smiley doesn't make up for severe lack of common sense and web etiquette.
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: klx300r on July 10, 2017, 12:04:58 AM
@ JJ

I wouldn't go that far but ya that was a childish thing to do  to say the least but hey at least things seem to be ok for now anyhow  & I hope they can fulfill the role Software Hut (US)/ Comspec  (Canada)  had for many of us over the years
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: CodeSmith on July 10, 2017, 04:57:27 AM
I'll be keeping an eye on them, this is good news for us in the USA.  However the "hissy fit" as someone else called it, is not a great way to get people to trust you with expensive hardware. I wouldn't want to buy a system worth a few grand, only for it to flake out under warranty and then discover that they've decided they don't like their supplier again.
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: Iggy on July 10, 2017, 05:28:07 AM
Odd argument, a bit judgmental.
I would expect anyone who sold me something to back it up, regardless of their relationship with their supplier.
And "hissy fit"? That's the second time that immature phrase has been thrown around.
Since no one is really aware of what caused the original fall out, we can loop back to the first sentence in this post.
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: CodeSmith on July 10, 2017, 09:08:26 AM
Quote from: Iggy;828090
Odd argument, a bit judgmental.
I would expect anyone who sold me something to back it up, regardless of their relationship with their supplier.
And "hissy fit"? That's the second time that immature phrase has been thrown around.
Since no one is really aware of what caused the original fall out, we can loop back to the first sentence in this post.


This is the land of amiga, where drama rules and people selling stuff vanish without a trace, sometimes with other people's money. We've already had a situation where this specific dealer has announced they no longer want to do business with a specific supplier, who happens to sell very expensive things that can (as all manufactured goods) have defects. What happens if I spend a couple thousand dollars, the device is defective and whatever happened before between these two businesses happens again?  Past history of amiga businesses shows that it could be years before I get the device replaced or refunded.  As I said, I'm carefully optimistic and I will be keeping an eye on AOTL - I'd much rather buy from a local dealer.
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: Iggy on July 10, 2017, 09:27:52 AM
Quote from: CodeSmith;828093
This is the land of amiga, where drama rules and people selling stuff vanish without a trace, sometimes with other people's money. We've already had a situation where this specific dealer has announced they no longer want to do business with a specific supplier, who happens to sell very expensive things that can (as all manufactured goods) have defects. What happens if I spend a couple thousand dollars, the device is defective and whatever happened before between these two businesses happens again?  Past history of amiga businesses shows that it could be years before I get the device replaced or refunded.  As I said, I'm carefully optimistic and I will be keeping an eye on AOTL - I'd much rather buy from a local dealer.


Agreed. I'm relieved to have a US dealer for Aeon hardware, and I don't expect Aaron to disappear with my money.
I had $150 in credit with him when this situation first came to a head, and not only did I redeem that, but he threw in some additional credit that allowed me to buy a gift for a friend.

Anyway, its resolved.
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: jj on July 10, 2017, 11:06:02 AM
Quote from: BozzerBigD;828077
@JJ

While we are in agreement that AOTL's statement was less than professional, I disagree with you way of communicating.

For a liberal non-binary enabler who gets upset when people unsettle your safe space dependent 'progressive' world view, you really have no sense regarding insulting people with your horrendous language! It is not acceptable to use that language especially regarding one of the last Amiga vendors! You're giving Wales a bad name! A little smiley doesn't make up for severe lack of common sense and web etiquette.

 :roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao: I have decided you are a parody satire account.
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: BozzerBigD on July 10, 2017, 11:48:42 AM
I've decided you're a lost cause and just like making out your some sort of ghetto gansta'  from the Bronx instead of a wannabe hipster from the valleys!
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: jj on July 10, 2017, 11:57:02 AM
triggered
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: F0LLETT on July 10, 2017, 11:57:21 AM
Quote from: JJ;828099
:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao: I have decided you are a parody satire account.

In JJ's defence, he did censor himself.

Besides, you have to remember BigD, we are all different. People speak different ways to express what they mean.


Any more off topic posts will result in this thread being locked.
Title: Re: A-EON and Amiga On The Lake
Post by: Iggy on July 10, 2017, 01:44:06 PM
Personally, I don't have a problem with JJ's speech as words don't offend me, only people do.
But hopefully we won't let this thread get too far off topic, or spend too much time denigrating my friend Aaron.
This situation has been resolved in a professional, and beneficial manner, and I now have a US Aeon distributor again.
So I'm really happy with the resolution and thank both parties for working this out, as I'm fond of the people in both companies and have had good purchasing experiences with each of them.