Hyperion AmiWest Announcement

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@weirdami

The hardware for this OS has already been released; it's about OS4 Classic.

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OS4 "Regular" has already been released but it's exclusive to AmigaOne hardware. So that's why you can't buy it; there's no AmigaOne hardware available anymore.

If new hardware comes out OS4 has to be adapted to support it. That's what AInc is blocking.

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Yep that's going to be interesting. Buy OS4 the first day it's available or it's gone again!

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Even so, what have AInc done then?

At least Hyperion developed something...

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@ACK_h8r

I agree that Hyperion isn't as holy as some people think but at least they know what they're doing. For them it's about business not charity. If they had it their way we would have OS4 today on new hardware. AInc wasn't interested in OS4 until their AmigaAnywhere failed miserably.

It is also true that the hostage of OS4 of Hyperion was/is bad for the community. AInc doesn't produce anything but Hyperion does and that's why I welcome their effort.

In the end you have to choose between two evils if you want any new Amiga solution.

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Glad I already have one ;-)!

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@jorkany

I could have expected the blue team would pop up. Some nice insulting insinuations in the text about my supposed education level too.

Anyway I will reply with a normal tone.

Point one: The worse than death thingy.

The difference here is choice. If you think the Amiga is suffering a fate worse than death you have the choice to ignore it. You can go PC/MOS/Mac whatever... It's not you that Hyperion and AInc are fighting over. So if you're suffering over all this you are doing so by your own choice. And my guess is that you are because you're eager enough to post about this on forums while you neither support AInc nor Hyperion. If you like MOS go on support that; no need to tell other people they can't welcome the work Hyperion has done.

Point two: The financial choice of Hyperion

It's true that Hyperion hasn't made much money on OS4. You think they planned it that way? Sounds to me like that they want to make money and sell it with new hardware. That didn't happen; we all know why. When they started the development they didn't know this situation would happen. Giving it all up now; that would be charity! They are protecting their investment in the (maybe idle) hope that in the end they may make money from it.

So please think before you post; we don't need cheap flamewars with insulting comments like on Amigaworld. I read some nice examples there with your name on them...