I would like to put across an idea to you all. I first got an A500 in the late 80s and I have seen the decline of support and popularity of our machine. I have seen in the latter years numerous attempts at petitions to get the latest and best software ported to Amiga, but honestly only a handful of games have actually been done by the companies with the know how.
At the end of the day, we all need money to survive exactly the same as companies need money to stay alive. Companies cannot allocate resources just for the "love of the amiga" as most of us do. They need to make money and therefore most companies have now gone to the pc or consoles, because the sheer buying power is there.
Instead of signed petitions with say 2000 willing amiga users in support, why not cut the crap, approach the companies with the know how like Hyperion and Clickboom and show them how much money can be paid for what we want.
For example say we wanted Ghost Recon on Amiga. Would it be to much to ask for someone with some initiative to approach Hyperion and say "how much is needed to get this?" Money buys you what you need. Why the hell would any company want to continue support for the Amiga, when there is simply no money being offered.
If you are all serious about wanting more and more products for the Amiga, why not have "an amiga only" development account with a few different companies, is it that much of a crazy idea? I have no drama with donating a few hundred US$ into Hyperion and Clickboom...
Please tell me what you think?
