Amiga, Inc. Announces Partnership with Riverdeep to Release Mobile Edmark Titles

[System]

Time will tell whether they can follow through, but this is the first announcement out of several that they've made recently which actually sounds like it might have any substance to it.  The whole memory stick announcement now makes sense if they're aiming at the children's market.  

Essentially, give kids a memory key loaded with educational games and they can plug the key in pretty much anywhere they find a USB port.  There is a very strong market in children's educational toys.

Cool.  Good idea.

[System]

@adolescent

Press statements are what they are.  Intended to bolster confidence to those reading it.  While I vehemently disagree with everything in their "About Amiga" section, you should ask yourself "What should they say instead?"

"About Amiga Incorporated : In five years, we've done nothing except try to come out with a product that no one really wants despite dealing with the dot-com collapse and a total lack of money.  Like our competitor Genesi, we've screwed over our employees and several have filed bankruptcy, but we're really nice people.  We aren't Commodore and our stuff has nothing to do with an Amiga but hey, at least we're trying to do something..."

Somehow or another, the truthful version is a little less appealing.

[System]

@odin,

Let me be very clear about something here.  Like others I have read and responded to recently, I have been diluted so much that my opinions cover both sides of the proverbial coin.

I really, honestly believe that both Amiga Inc and Genesi are twins in the concept of belonging on "f*ckedcompany.com", for pretty much the same reasons.  Both have;

- suffered the same problems,
- screwed employees in the same way,
- have products that they have already oversold their potential market

That being said, I see no problem with accepting that there is potential "good" in a press release by either company if it brings people what they want and garners them a bit of money.  People (their employees) now clearly know the dangers of working with (and believing in) either company so no potential employee can use excuses when they end up bankrupt.

For what it's worth, I don't believe in the "DE/AA" bullspit ideals, but...   If AI moving into the edutainment field can get them that sole, desperately needed foot in the door, then I'm ALL about that.  

At least IMHO it's a creative idea, unlike rehashing a comatose OS on antiquated, overpriced hardware that no one outside of this little community has any interest in. (and yes, that goes for both the A1 and Pegasos)

Wayne