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Offline chris

Re: Why did Amiga Inc announce this?
« on: March 16, 2004, 04:27:07 PM »
@Morley

Yes, there's a bigger picture here than what we are allowed to see.

Amiga enters talks with Itec (sounds like "Eyetech", doesn't it?), a company nobody can find any information about.  This is then taken over by KMOS, a company nobody can find any references about and has very little information divulged on the press release.  Nearly a year later, Amiga Inc announce that they have sold AmigaOS to KMOS.  I'm guessing the delay here is due to the talks taking that long, if it really is faked then some digging around should prove or disprove this.  Amiga Inc now appear to have funding for the court case, so I believe KMOS does exist and is a separate entity, even if they are somehow linked to Amiga Inc.  If KMOS and AI were one and the same, this sudden influx of funding wouldn't have happened.

Hyperion and KMOS would be helping out on the court case as AmigaOS is their product and they need to prove that it is not the same as AmigaDE.  This could be made easier by different companies owning DE and OS, which may be another reason for the transfer.

It could be that they are trying to get Genesi out of the equation, and then Amiga Inc and KMOS can merge and/or the rights to AmigaOS can transfer back to Amiga Inc.

Whatever is happening here, the fact that they can afford to fight the court case shows that something good has happened, even if the sudden appearance of KMOS from out of nowhere looks a bit suspicious.

Chris
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Offline chris

Re: Why did Amiga Inc announce this?
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2004, 05:10:18 PM »
Sorry, I was speculating out loud.  I think I'll edit that actually, it sounds a bit like I have insider knowledge (which I don't)

Chris
"Miracles we do at once, the impossible takes a little longer" - AJS on Hyperion
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