I'm not Trevor, but anyway:
>1) Apparently you and your company (A-EON), invested a substantial monetary investment in the X1000. My question is why?
I believe it's because Trevor likes AmigaOS and wanted to see the most modern PPC Amiga possible.
(a few years ago PA6T was best, next year Freescale T series will be the king of PPC)
>but costs over 3 times the price
Just remember that original estimated price would only have been 50% of what it ended up to.
That was no "estimate". That was bait & switch, pure and simple. A-Eon could not have said, "Hey guys! We've got a new OS4 machine coming, and it's only $3000+! You want, just register your interest, LOL!" Maybe not enough people would jump at $3000, but many might at a price just a bit higher than a SAM.
What I remember is when the original A-Eon was formed one of the partners was Trevor's level-headed business buddy whose job was to ensure that the effort didn't turn into a giant money sink. That partner left, now we can see some of the reasons why.
I agree we need affordable HW.
>2) We've had rumors for over a year now for a "cost-effective" netbook for OS4. While I am aware that you are not directly related to this, it's done nothing, but cause an even bigger rift in a dwindling market.
Some people had too big hopes? Most likely.
It could have been anoounced more carefully.
"we are working on to get AOS to run on a existing PPC netbook. Realease date is not known. perhaps in 2012."
Other than that... Yes, it's a shame that not all projects happen as planned.
The netbook is one "project" that seems to have worked as planned. It never had to actually exist, you know. Let's see if it continues to work for the next year.
>5) Finally, and I mean this with the utmost respect, but GET YOURSELF A PUBLIC RELATIONS LIASON!!!!!!
Who would be that person?
Rogue claims there already are "marketing guys" for Hyperion, why not ask him about who they are?
http://www.amigans.net/modules/xforum/viewtopic.php?post_id=74374#forumpost74374 In the past ssolie claimed he was the Hyperion rep, but now he claims he barely even works for them, despite being the "Project Team Lead". You'll never get a straight answer out of anyone associated with Hyperion, why haven't you learned that by now?
