Digital Universe 1.5 for OS completed.

[Trev]

When will the Amiga market realize that PC hardware, at least where home users are concerned, has been commoditized? Apple finally did, and lo and behold, their market share is steadily increasing. (Their overall market share is increasing. Obviously, their share of the x86 market itself is quite small.) Not surprisingly, it's not the CPU that's driving increased sales--it's the operating system.

I still believe that Apple lives primarily by the iPod, but that doesn't change the fact that they can sell commoditized hardware with higher margins simply by slapping an Apple logo on it. Amiga could have done the same. (And really, take a look at the iPhone or iPod Touch if you haven't already. They're really very, very cool.)

Apart from that, it's nice to see continued support for the platform, even though most of us will likley never own an Amiga OS 4 capable system.

Trev

[Trev]

@BillE

I am filling in a gap that currently has little software as a hobby effort and have no intention supporting every CPU type out there.

Now that's a sentiment I understand. I think everyone is anxious for new Amiga software; however, the definition of Amiga has become quite subjective.

@weirdami

Some people quite enjoy having bunched panties tossed upon them.

EDIT:

Curious. The Amiga was once the epitome of the "better mousetrap." The attitude now appears to be, "There's already a mousetrap, so why bother?" The market for Amiga products is small, for sure. Specific to astronomy packages on x86, and Windows in particular, I'd say there's plenty of room for competition.

Trev

[Trev]

I couldn't afford an AmigaOne when they hit the market, so instead I bought a new PlaysStation 2 (gave my old one to my sister), a new gaming PC, and a high-definition TiVo. After all that, I still had money left over for a nice night out on the town. ;-)