Hyperion AmiWest Announcement

[Darrin]

For the simple reason that new hardware should have been available and more sales would be likely for new hardware vs old.  It would be silly not to focus first on where you think the most sales will come from.

You mean like the Efika?

[Darrin]

nBit7 wrote:

You mean like the Efika?

Both Efika and SAM are a licensing nightmare under the old contract.  Under the contract Amiga were to get 25 USD for every copy of OS4 with AmigaOne (2.03(B)).   The AmigaOne was targeted solely as an Amiga platform so the licence fee is easy too track.  The Efika and SAM are not targeted solely for the Amiga platform.  Thus any licence fee would be more difficult to track and prove.  This I think has much to do with why Amiga Inc are reluctant to licence these platforms.

That's interesting.  I guess the only real solution that Amiga Inc could see would be to put the whole $25 on the OS4 software, however overpricing the only piratable part of a "AmigaOne" system would encourage more people to download the OS illegally rather than buy it.