Amiga Inc answers your questions (updated)

[smithy]

@AmigaHeretic

Have I missed something?  Most of Bill's answers you quoted aren't actually there... have the answers been removed?  It seems there's more than just the OS5 questions been changed (deleted?)

These quotes don't exist in Bill's answers:

Very confused...

smithy

We have been working since last November on locating a hardware partner for new PowerPC based hardware and we have made some slow but successful progress. I hope that this Hyperion issue can be rectified so that we can get it completed, and then we can get the hardware ready to ship.

I have had conversations with the Freidens about this, and once we have the legal situation resolved then we can put that horse before the cart. If we can not do it with OS 4, then I am sure the FIVE can take care of that issue.

We have made offers to Hyperion to resolve this matter that we believe are fair, but we have been turned down on three separate occasions.

No it will not. We want to see OS 4 ship, but by the time we get everything worked out you may be running version 5. I should mention that while we have only talked about it once, OS 5 has been in development in Amiga by Amiga engineers and staff for over two years. We have made some amazing progress and we are pleased with the results to date.

Over the next 5 years you will see OS 4, 5, and version 6 in the market along with supporting builds and infrastructure across several digital devices.

[smithy]

@Fransexy_

you have noticed that there are three pages of Q & A??

Erm.. I thought that was for the comments not the news item.  Sorry chaps, I'm an idiot sometimes ;-)

[smithy]

I think the best interests of the community would be served by a slanging match between the two combatants (i.e. Amiga Inc and Hyperion).  In the old days we'd have "Fleecy" and Ralph Schmidt going at it on ANN, and later Ben Hermans and Ralph, and later, Bill Buck and Hermans, etc, etc...

It was great, everything was out in the open, everyone had enough information to take sides and everyone watched on with fascination.

20 questions with Ben Hermans might be a good start?

[smithy]

Seriously though, I think more information about what's really going on would benefit us all.  I have a feeling that this is the first step in a propaganda war between both sides, and the select few "friendly fans" of both sides who really know what's going on continue stoking the flames...

It looks grim for OS4, which is a tragedy given how much work has been put in by everyone.  Yet more bad times ahead I fear  :-(