I am giving up AmigaOS4

[Ilwrath]

Its hard for me to say this, but AmigaOS4 wont have any future if its not comming out now! Even in its beta stage.

Really, it needed to come out a year ago or more, now, in a beta stage.  Especially for the poor souls who bought an A1 system.  It's a mighty expensive Linux box.  :-(

Out of curiousity, I really would like to see an A1 run AmigaOS4. (no demo that I know of has been within less than 400 miles of my city...)  It would just be fascinating to see how much of it is really ready.

But it's really an unfortunate situation.  I think Hyperion is purposefully being slow.  I'd guess they are hoping AI will finally die, so they can keep the cut of profits AI would claim.  While, of course, AI has no money, but is doing it's best Black Knight "I'm not dead yet!" impression -- hoping to collect money from Hyperion or the mystery investors.  

So it's just a waiting game.  Who will blink first?  Will AI croak?  Or will Hyperion just say "screw it" and write off the losses to be able to collect something?  Who knows?  Both companies have a lot to lose by being the first to give in, though.  Meanwhile, the Amiga fans continue to suffer, while the technology turns more and more outdated and useless.  If no one breaks the stalemate soon though, it won't matter who won the squabble.  It'll all be worthless.

I really hope I'm wrong....  It would be a sad and petty end for the greatest computer ever.  :-(

[Ilwrath]

@magicSN

Nonsense.

Care to elaborate?  Really...  If there's a flaw with the idea, how about some constructive criticism?  

Point me to any signs of recent progress.  Hyperion have even announced they are working on other projects.  

Hyperion announces Gorky 17 project

From a quick glance over their team and size, it doesn't look like they can support multiple projects of this size.  That means AmigaOS4 is basically sitting at some form of an impasse, while the Linux and AOS4 versions of Gorky 17 are developed, correct?

I merely posed my theory as to why they would change course like this.  

Please tell me how this is nonsense.

[Ilwrath]

@uncharted

BZZZZZZT! Wrong! How do you think that Hyperion have been able to fund the OS4 project? They have to take on other projects at the same time (part of the reason it's taken longer than expected), Hyperion have worked on other projects during the last 2 years or so.

Perhaps I'm misjudging their size... But what projects HAS Hyperion taken on on the side, recently (post 2001)?  It looks like the most active part of their website is the Amiga products, and those can't be generating much income.  

Since they show no clear signs of income, I assumed that at this stage Hyperion consists mainly of three or four individuals who may or may not be accepting delayed payments.  Low income, but also low expenditures.  Signs of a small (but efficient) team.

@magnetic

I'm quite surprised Hyperion doesnt want to do port for peg2 to make $$ because the Ami market will not sustain them. Also, with Articia the industrial market wont happen due to unreliable technology. This is a known fact with high level people in the industry.

Yes, this seems strange, doesn't it.  One might guess there is something restricting them from doing this.  Perhaps the departure of AI would also help this situation?