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Re: whahappa?
« on: October 21, 2007, 03:54:37 PM »
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Does anyone remember what the reason was that classic OS4 wasn't allowed to come out before now?
Because Hyperion decided to put all their eggs in the AmigaOne basket. Originally Hyperion had said they planned to come out with the classic version before the AmigaOne version, but sometime around 2003 they changed their mind and shelved the classic version. Several times afterwards they stated that there was no way to profit from supporting the classic users anyway, so the classic version sat on the backburner.
 

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Re: Hyperion AmiWest Announcement
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2007, 03:56:43 PM »
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Even so, what have AInc done then?

At least Hyperion developed something...

Ever heard the phrase "there are worse things than death"? Amiga (not the company but the computer, it's reputation, and it's legacy) suffer at the hands of both AInc. and Hyperion.

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I agree that Hyperion isn't as holy as some people think but at least they know what they're doing. For them it's about business not charity.
You've got that completely backwards. How much money do you think Hyperion has made off of OS4 these past six years? Hyperion has made it clear that they wasted a lot of money on OS4 development, and meantime they dropped their game rehashing business to focus primarily on OS4. I don't know what school of finance you subscribe to, but six years in the red isn't an indication that they know what they are doing business-wise.

OS4, provided it ever does ship, *is* charity - for those who want OS4 anyway.