Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amigaone hardware)

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I noticed in their official release statement that there was no mention of x86 compatibility, what a shame.

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* If you think porting to x86 would help, then reconsider what happened to BeOS. BeOS was on x86, but Be, Inc couldn't survive.

*cough* Open source *cough*

And don't give me any of this s*** about Amiga OS being a viable commercial venture, those days are long gone.

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At most as viable venture as any if driven with competence...

Key word in that sentence is "competence". I'm not saying I could do a better job, but if you look at some of the decisions that have been made over the years, competence is something Aming Inc. lacks.

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There are viable commercial ventures, but not everyone can see them. It definitely won't be a PS3, Xbox 360, PC game challenger for sure, but that doesn't mean there are no other potential markets. Futhermore, the release of OS4 is evidence that it is viable.

Earth to David!!! Give me one example of a viable commercial venture, just one.

And exactly how is the release of OS4 evidence that it is viable? Currently the only people who can use it are the A1 owners and there aren't that many of them. Even if they do produce new hardware, how much is it going to cost and who in their right mind would replace all their current infrastucture to use it.

My beef with OS4 is the fact that its limited to obsolete over priced proprietary hardware thats no longer in production, how on earth anyone could even consider this "viable" is beyond me.