The Birth of a Motherboard

[Hammer]

@Wayne

It’s a compelling product (IF the price is right i.e. ~$199~$299 USD) for a PowerPC based solution. Availability of AmigaOS 4.0** on this HW platform would be very nice in my POV.

**Sorry, “the name” is important for me, just as “Designed for MS Windows” logo. No flame intended…

[Hammer]

Usually software is designed for hardware... and not the contrary....

On the contrary...

Refer to;
Source 1**

Source 2****

Secondly, I still recall “Superior MS Windows engine” AMD marketing regime from AMD K6 days...

**Also shows Linux Certification logo.
****This link shows extensive “Designed for Windows XP” logo on products…

My ASUS A7N8X class motherboard is certified for “Designed for Windows XP”.  This can be seen  here.

[Hammer]

You have to explain me, please.

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Refer to a dictionary in regards to "me".

Certifications may aid secondary line vendors in regards to marketing** and customer information purposes**. The ease of conveying the information to customers can be important.

Genesi has the potential to obtain some of the certifications listed in MSI’s website e.g.  "Linux-tested.com",  ISO-14001 and 'etc'.

[Hammer]

For curiosity, what does OS4 offer you over and above MorphOS, anyways?

Perhaps “AmigaOS 4.0” compatibility as oppose to AmigaOS 3.x…

Using a past example ;
Path A: Windows 3.11 -> Windows 9x/Windows NT 4 -> Windows NT 5.x (2K/XP/2K3). Carries the "MS Windows" brand name.

Path B: Windows 3.11-> OS/2 Warp 4.x.

In terms of features and services of 32bit era X86 OS, both OS/2 Warp and Windows NT4.0 offer similar services and features. Both has Win16 compatibility**. The issue is related to what level of “pedigree” does the successor has to the past.

Brand names usually promotes a product to be “inelastic” (referring to demand curve) in a particlar market place.

**With third party add-on OS/2 Warp can also obtain Win32 compatibility.