I`m confused! Genesi VS Amiga.Inc....the saga continues.......

[Martyn]

T_Bone wrote:
@ Plaz

7. Truth is I will buy OS4 to support Hyperion, then probably put it on a shelf because I don't like the MB's available to install it on. MicroATX is promissing though. I'm more likley to support a coldfire card to keep the old amiga going while doing any serious work on Win boxes.

Hyperion was under the impression that x86 was a bad idea, because people would have access to x86, so they'd run Windows instead and buy Windows software.

I agree with you. If someone has a need for Windows, then they will run Windows, irrelevant to their Amiga. I don't know how Hyperion think that the only sales they will make are to people who have no access to an x86 machine. Most of us already DO have access to an x86 machine!

I need to run windows, most people do.  It doesn't mean I like it.  I really really want OS4 but there's not a chance in hell I'm paying the price for the hardware I need to run it.

Right now, AROS is my only solution.  If the above reasoning really is why hyperion don't want to do a x86 port, then that's very sad, because they are completely and utterly wrong.

[Martyn]

There are various other good reasons, too, and a search of all the Amiga forums will bring them up. Its a very boring, tired and irrelevant argument.

I've read all those threads, it's just the arguments don't hold water.  But I'm here to bash Hyperion, I still think they're doing a great job and wish them all the best.  At least with 4.0 the code will have become pretty portable (so I can have hope for the future ;-) ).