http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewTek I wonder did Newtek have $500,000 revenue upon it's release of the Video Toaster? Just imagine if it didn't the success of the Amiga probably would have been much less, as the Video Toaster introduced new affordable technology and really got a lot of good 'free' press for the Amiga.
It's like WOW I feel guilty for saying Commodore killed the Amiga with bad marketing, at least they allowed 3rd parties to make cool things???!!!
Seriously I don't get the logic of the $500,000 revenus requirement. Shouldn't the test be simply "Tell me what your hardware product can do???".
Just think a genius in his/her garage could invent a real-life food synthesiser - that would re-arrange matter to create any food like they do in Star Trek. But, if they didn't have $500,000 in revenue Bill would say "sorry Amiga can't give you a license!"
*sigh* Why can't people learn from history? THIRD PARTY add-ons were what made the Amiga keep going all these years.
Really, we all know the Amiga was a great computer but can you imagine how much less success it would have had if Commodore was so strict to 3rd parties - Bill is starting to make me wish for the days of Commordore! What me worry?
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Had a Brand new Amiga 500 when it was released
Later upgraded to an Amiga 1200
then got an Amiga CD32 & turned it into Amiga CD32/1200
Finally surrendered and got PC in 2001
Currently:
Alienware Aurora m9700 2GB ram, 200GB raid0, fingerprint scanner, usb GPS, & of course Amiga Forever.
Ahhh to dream of an Alienware Amiga...mmmmm mmmm good
