City of Kent Sells Naming Rights To Amiga

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humppa wrote:

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True. The question why McEwen didn't already get fired during the last few years would be way more interesting to think about:

Amiga Inc does have investors. Investors (usually) invest for making profits. From the outside it appears that McEwen has done an incredibly bad job at that. None of the original goals were achieved and the few mobile games they are selling can hardly generate enough profits to run a business from, let alone make investors happy.

So why didn't they already fire either him or any other management staff?

Is the idea of Amiga Inc. functioning as a shell company for their investors really that abstruse?
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Well, a friend of mine and ex-amigan already in 2001 suspected that the new owners see the Amiga just as a kind of tax amortisation model and would never ever produce anything or make any profit.

Perhaps it is even secretly used by Mafia-related individuals to launder money from illigal businesses - who knows...

I'm afraid I have to admit it looks like he was right up to now...

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jahc wrote:
I dont understand why people dont see this as a positive news item..
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If we just ignore that this has anything to do with Amiga Inc, dont you think the following is quite cool??

The facility will have the capacity to bring technologic advancements that will alter the fan experience by dramatically enhancing the interaction between a visitor and the sport or event. For example the "Amiga Center at Kent" will have the technology in place allowing event-goers to watch instant replays on a handheld device and to order, pay for and have food delivered using only a cell phone. If this technology is implemented, Thunderbirds' fans will be able to enjoy a closer connection with the game and its players by accessing real-time statistical updates and engaging in digital interactions with players. In addition, Amiga technology could streamline ticket sales for all "Amiga Center at Kent" events.

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No.
I'm not an Thunderbirds fan - and before this news item I thought Kent was a county in England.

So why should this be cool for me?

Cool would have been if they had payed Bolton Peck instead and finally had sent out the vouchers after five (or were it already six?) years of waiting...


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