How do I contact AMIGA?

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On AmigaWorld.net an employe of Amiga (yes, the Amiga, as in Hockey rink supporter/hockey game creator) said that Amiga.inc is developing a new Amiga OS because Hyperion refuse to cooperate with Amiga so they need a new Amiga OS.

He also mention Bill is not that bad and it is weird that Hyperion does not cooperate with Amiga. So it makes you wonder just what is going on in the background.

Maybe the world doesnt know?

Actually they never supported the rink in the end.  The deal fell through with the city of Kent.

I'm surprised anyone is getting email bounce-backs, their mail server is answering at port 25.

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Guys,

I understand that emotions run high regarding Amiga Inc, but I politely advise you to watch the rhetoric and name calling here, as the above does in fact constitute moderate libel.  I realize AI has bigger problems, but saying stuff like this publicly COULD get you hauled into court, or minimally get this site shut down.

It's also possible -- though unlikely -- that the original poster wrote his request as a "test" to see how you guys would respond.  If you're still rabid in other words.  So far, FAIL...

I hold nothing dear for most of them, though I could consider McEwen a beer buddy.  I just want you all to step back, take a breath and ask yourself "If I were Bill McEwen / AI, would *I* want to support a community who comes out and bashes us at every breath?"  

So far, whether you like AI or not, we (the community) have been far more of a detriment to their movements than a positive.  That includes ALL of the sub-plots of this soap opera from Hyperion, to Genesi, whose efforts have been spawned by AI's own.

Think of it a different way.  Imagine there's some very deep pocketed billionaire out there wanting to buy Amiga and make them.  He has his guys get on the web, and all they can report is that there is this rabid, nutball community out there calling Amiga Inc all sorts of names and making all sorts of libelous accusations...

While we should always have the right to keep AI on their toes, we have become far more a part of the problem than we should be.

Wayne

You don't see Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer suing the consumer public when they voice a negative opinion about them and their company.  The reason is its simply not done by any company thats actually interested in selling to said public.

As for asking yourself if you were Bill McEwen as a user.  I'm sure many in the community could do a better job at repairing things if any of them were Bill.  And there is no use in being mad at folks when most of the ill feelings are your company's own doing.

I understand you want to protect the board based on past experiences with Bill.  But if he wants to sue potential fed up customers for voicing anger, thats just nutso IMHO.

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You're welcome to that opinion, but I've expressly stated mine.  One of the posting guideline rules has to do with not slandering or libeling anyone.  It's my opinion that it was broken.  

The difference is, rather than immediately deleting or editing it, I wanted to use it as an example of wrongdoing.  If I, or a moderator, had simply deleted the post as we did in the past, you guys would have gone apeshit, driving the rhetoric even higher.

All I'm asking is that you consider the WELL POSTED rules, then think before speaking on these forums.

Thanks Wayne.  Just to be clear, I'm not questioning what you view as slander or libel.  Or what you choose to moderate, or make an example of, at all.  

What I am simply expressing is that Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer have been subjected to way worse and a much larger quantity of ridicule on the internet.  And you don't see them threatening to sue private sector folks over that.  Thats because when you are a public figure you are by definition more open to public criticism and because suing private individuals with no financial stake in if you live or die as a company is just bad business.  Because once you sue folks that say they don't like what you are doing, who would want to be a customer of a firm like that?  What would be next, suing me if I was on with your tech support because I was an upset customer with a tech issue?

So of course do anything and everything you think is right in general and needed for practicality to protect the site.  My point is not in regard to that at all.  My point is that if they went after that person, why would I, a seperate private individual want to go anywhere near them, ever, for anything?