Please confirm this rumor if you can (with facts, not fiction or opinions)

[amigadave]

I recently heard a rumor that I would like confirmed if possible.

"During the months that Gateway owned Amiga IP and trademarks, Microsoft pressured Gateway to kill any and all future development plans for the Amiga platform and OS."

Could it be true that Microsoft was still concerned that the Amiga might be able to make a comeback of some kind with the backing of Gateway dollars and engineering?  Did Microsoft make it financially unacceptable for Gateway to continue to support an Amiga comeback via increased Windows OS OEM pricing?

I would dearly like to know the facts behind this rumor and know if it is true.

[amigadave]

Thanks for all the opinions instead of the requested facts.  :angry:

I didn't really expect a gush of accurate information, but thought someone may have a small bit of what actually happened.  The person I talked to seemed pretty confident that his information was true and he has the contacts to know some of the key people in this question 2nd, or 3rd hand.

As for why, yes, it does not serve some grand purpose, but I think a lot of us would like to know what really happened in the inner workings of Gateway that led to the turn around and abandonment of the Amiga project.  I for one (of many others) was very excited when Gateway purchased Amiga and looked forward to something different and better than Windows.