Statement From Bill McEwen on Thendic-Amiga

[Hammer]

So where does that leave UAE (CUT)

UAE is usually associated with Amiga Forever 5.x CD (official licensed product). I would like to see Am*thlon like package thrown/bundled** into Amiga Forever 5.x CD suite. Thus increasing it’s attractiveness of the product.

Am*thlon still has an alien OS (e.g. Linux) to support the AmigaOS ecosystem, just like Windows/WinUAE setup except without the bloated Windows** factor.

**Windows Lite mods not included...

[Hammer]

Or the Draco?

Does Draco have a licensed AmigaOS Kickstart? (Rhetorical question)…

[Hammer]

If Amiga Inc was a real company, they would be gladly holding their hands out for royalities from Genesi.

I recall, Apple is a ‘real business’.   Note that Apple revoked/not renewed most of MacOS licenses (for use in MacOS PC clones). A licensor has right to control their property(contractual obligations not withstanding).

I wonder if "contract" between Amiga Inc and Genesi is a “voidable contract”…

Since Amiga Inc is a farce, they can do without additional revenue streams, right?

It's Amiga Inc’s call for assessing their own financial position.

[Hammer]

Oh please, not that old one again! It doesn't even make sense, considering that the "real Amiga" is a TeronCX with a dongle! Ever heard the phrase, "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?"

Note that Draco** (licensed AmigaOS compatible solution) doesn’t have PAD/ECS/AGA chipsets...
**68K based PC with VESA style graphics chipset.

[Hammer]

Indeed, and the Draco is an example of where we can go and still remain the same. It lacked the chipset, but held the idea.

It may not have the PAD/ECS/AGA chipsets but the Draco has a valid AmigaOS 3.x licence. Intangible assurance can be a big thing for the end users.

Note that; 'bastardising' a standard may not be the liking of the licensor and which may result in the refusal of giving out the licence to the potential licensee.

The problem with AInc’s vs Genesi (in relation AmigaDE) is the lack of public disclosure(in my POV) in regards to “the terms” in the contract (I assume a contract exist between the two entities). (PS; it’s their right keep those terms in private)…

How could Genesi obtain the Amiga and the Amiga logo IF it's held in AMIGA Development LLC? (I assumed "AMIGA Development LLC" and "Amiga Inc" to be separate legal entities.)

[Hammer]

And what is so not-Amiga about MorphOS? Or Draco? How about the Access? Amithlon anyone?

One shouldn’t compare Draco with MorphOS. The Draco is just the hardware with the licensed AmigaOS 3.x operating system. A valid comparison with Draco is the Pegy (whatever number) hardware with a licensed AmigaOS (whatever number) operating system (speculative scenario**) .

I don’t think users of MS Windows will refer IBM's OS/2 Warp as “MS Windows” (setting POV @1995).