Welcome to the fray.....
You make some interesting points. Personally I'd love to see some reliable stats as to how many 'active' amigaOS users there are globally.
AmigaOS will never replace M$, as they have too big a market share (the time for that is past - thanks CBM!) but it could strike a wedge into the market for, as you say; those ready for an upgrade but don't want vista type monsters. (during the pre-beta I saw 8+Gb install sizes on some of my machines!!!)
The Amiga OS has a lot of life left in it, but once again we are searching for that 'killer-app'. Is there one out there waiting in the wings perhaps? Games are covered, office and productivity tho the video or music markets could still be sidled into...
Anyhow, we live in hope, and until then continue to uphold the faith.
:lotsacoffee: back to my poorly solaris boxes....