@DonnyEMU
You nearly brought a tear to my eye there!
I completely agree the community of Amiga is the best thing we can offer. (Along with some games/utilities that haven't been surpass anywhere else (IMHO) I'm thinking Speedball 2, SWOS, DPaint/PPaint, etc. etc. etc.)
That is why I'm worried about the way the community is being (potentially) fractured by all this MOS is this and AOS is that. While I know competition could drive prices down and performance up we need to survive the early stages. Can't we all get together and think about the good old times, and then imagine what it will be like when the terrible two's are over!
What I don't neccessarily agree with is the diversity issue (look at consoles for example) ...yes, they are slightly limited towards the end of there lifecycle, but you know you have a platform which will (hopefully) be supported for a set period of time. Why not release a standard minimum spec every six months/a year, that way the consumer knows that they are buying a '03 class computer and the '04 will be released in april (and they can upgrade then, i.e. buy a new M/B or CPU or GFX Card whatever). It also means developers know exactly what spec. systems are (again look at what consoles/classic Amigas can achieve when the developer knows the exact limitations of their system)
{Edit: Just realised that maybe you were talking about diversity between WinXP, MacOS, Amiga, etc. Still my above point still stands just doesn't necessarily apply! ;-)}
Anyway that's my grand idea.
