Get real. Of course there is a per board license fee payable to Amiga if the product is endorsed by them. Apart from the use of the name, by Amiga endorsing the product and certifying it as OS4+ compatible they are taking some considerable share of the responsibility of ensuring that it works properly. If it doesnt they will be jointly liable with the boards manufacturer and joined to the law suit. Thats what class actions are all about in the US at least.
Well of course you didn't read the post regarding this on ANN and now you've spread your misinterpretation on both ANN and Amiga.org (I haven't checked Moobunny yet but it wouldn't suprise me if you've posted there as well). The hardware manufacturer will NOT have to pay any kind of license fee, the cost will be handed down to the user (included in the price of the product) and doesn't make an obsticle for companies like bPlan to have their product AmigaOS4 certified.
I don't know but, it almost seems like you're doing this on purpose in order to miscredit Amiga Inc. Please get your facts straight and stop this at once.