Starke,
How the hell is AROS going to continue in future with no funds coming in,
Probably pretty much in the same way it has continued over the past several years.
when the Old AROS team desides to stop, and let others do it, how can we be assured that others will do it??
You can't, but so what? That's natural selection. If nobody wants to support it, then why would that be a problem?
Also, what companies would bother making hardware for AROS??
No company needs to make hardware for AROS. That's the beauty of it, AROS isn't anchored to hardware. When you finally catch up on research of OS4 you'll find that is one of the primary reasons OS4 failed: it relied on someone providing the hardware.
The fact that AROS can run on normal PC hardware aside, where would this alternatively Leave the Amiga platform in future??
I'll tell you, for free, without a fee, NOWHERE!
How is paying a fee supposed to make a platform more attractive to your typical user?
We must support Amiga Platform, regardless whos running it at the moment,
Really? Why? What is the problem you're trying to solve, that AInc. isn't making any money? Who cares, AInc. doesn't have anything to do with the Amiga, they don't sell Amiga hardware, an Amiga OS, or even Amiga software. If you really want to support the Amiga, just go down to your local thrift store or flea market and pick up an Amiga, and use it. Or save a few bucks and use AROS.