Would you pay €226 for a minimig?

[coldfish]

You'd have to really be into anything even vaguely Amiga to see the Minimig as more than a novelty.  I'm sure there are still at least a few folks who are -that- into the scene, but they're thinning out fast, as time passes.

Realistically, the Minimig is a good DIY project for the home electronics hobbyist, where half the fun is the building and tweaking.  For everyone else, its an A500 clone with reduced compatibility and some new fetures.

Personally, I bet it would be fun for about the first week or two, then end up in the corner with my C64dtv and MAME box.

[coldfish]

I understand the sentiments; regarding support for small developers/producers, and agree, mostly.

But, the Minimig really is a niche product, as such it's tethered to a very limited audience.  It was never intended to be a "real" product.

Any viable business would not base its growth on a niche product.  So, even if they sell 0 units, if they're a worthwhile/smart venture it wont "sink" them.

Instead of Minimig in it's present form, what's needed is a "real" retail consumer product with more potential, one that appeals to a wider audience, attracting non-community members and grows the market.

Its silly to expect a tiny niche market to generate business growth, especially one as depleted as the Amiga community.  Nearly all the businesses involved with the community are making the same mistake.

Grow the market, then grow the business.

Unfortunately, I think the market has shrunk beyond the point where it can be revived in any future-viable way.  

So it's an academic argument really. :-(