@mikey
From what I can gather(my pure speculation), Hyperion (Ben, not the Friedens) had the contract to develop OS4 and were paid in full for it but refuse to turn it over, citing that they are owed even more money than the contract allowed for.
Now, it's all in the hands of the lawyers as to who did what.
In the meantime Amiga Inc took what code they had (and it could have been all of it for all we know) -- hired some programmers and started working in-house on OS5 which was always slated to work on multiple platforms.
Remember folks, the apparent fight between Hyperion (not the Friedens) and Amiga Inc could have literally started two years ago for all we know. Also, people are really prone to slide a date here and there without meaning any harm. Kinda like my Dodge truck which is an 05 built in late 04.
What I'm trying to explain is that "two years" on this may have been "December 31st 2004" which means technically less than what? 19 months? Anyway, it's easier (and human nature) to round up that number to "2 years"
Me? Personally, I'm a skeptic. While I understand what Bill's gone through and have sympathy for his losses and respect for his determination, I don't know what to believe, or not to believe until I see OS5 running on something besides antiquated PPC hardware (which is my preference).
Even though I can't afford, nor justify, the flight to Amiwest for a one-day show, I'm SINCERELY hoping that we see and hear more there.
Wayne