Here is part of the difference to me at least. pc systems to me haven't been "IBM" for probably 20 years or so. They aren't MS machines either, or even Linux machines. They are simply x86 computers capable of accepting any number of operating systems, built by a number of companies with one of several different companies cpu's etc.
Aros imho is a completely viable operating system still in development. And as it is directly based on Amiga OS, what else would you call it other than AmigaOS for the x86 platform without the copyright entanglements. Amiga Inc. Hyperion etc. etc. are unwilling or unable to port "true" amigaos to hardware that 99% of humans use so the AROS team did. Disrespecting their accomplishments when the "real" power that be have done crap for us is stupid. I think practically the same thing is true of the UAE team as well.
All hardware will eventually die and be replaced by newer hardware. But with Aros and UAE there is no reason we can't still be running Amiga-like apps even when the 64 core 128bit cpu's are out with 32 gigabytes of ram.
Amiga used to be about effieciency and low price. That today is not sam, or natami or even minimig, it is PC
That deserves a standing ovation.
Couldn't of put it better myself.
Gaz
