CommodoreUSA Partners with Disney

[kedawa]

I'm actually somewhat interested in the C64x shell, but only if the price is right.

To be honest, aside from releasing all Amiga IP into the public domain, nothing any company does is going to help the community.

The only worthwhile efforts in the Amiga world right now are grassroots projects like AROS and FPGA clone hardware.

[kedawa]

They've done stuff with the brand name and made a neat case, but none of it has advanced the state of the platform one iota.

[kedawa]

They haven't even officially launched the C64x yet, that's Tuesday.  Hardware won't be on the shelves for a couple more weeks after the official launch.  Wait till we see the app store for the C64x, then start talking of what they have and have not done for the C64 software.  It will be interesting to see what new C64 software becomes available in the coming months from bedroom coders.

I'm skeptical, but I'm not about to condemn them without giving them a chance.  I'll be pleasantly surprised if the C64x boosts C64 software development.

At this point, I don't know if the platform can be advanced in any meaningful way. I also don't know if it should.

There have been some pretty amazing hobby projects for the C64 in the past few years, but I can see where you're coming from.  It's hard to improve on something that has nostalgia as it's main appeal.

[kedawa]

I think 'partnering' is a bit of a stretch.  They've purchased ad space on a Disney product, nothing more.

[kedawa]

I think you should refrain from commenting on things you know less than nothing about. You cannot buy advertising on anything that Disney does. They don't sell advertising. They are the largest media company in the world. There is a huge difference between "advertising" & "partnering".

I think you should refrain from posting, period.
You're the one who can't tell the difference.