What could OS4 have achieved?

[swoslover]

In a utopian amiga society what could os4 have achieved?

If we are to imagine it being accessible on x86 hardware.

Do you think it could have brought some semblance of a return to the mainstream for the Amiga, admittedly not the late 80s early 90s glory days but something more akin to the late 90s perhaps.

I know its probably going to be shot down.  However, I do feel that amiga as a brand name has more legitimacy amongst the casual computer user than even linux, but then those people are probably content with windows.  Do you think this area could have been exploited even in small numbers?

Secondly is it too late for os4?

[swoslover]

@amigadave

I think you are wrong.  In terms of brand wareness of the name Amiga, in the UK at least, is well known by most people with knowledge of a computer over the age of 20.  Maybe only as a retro platform but I would still say it is well known.   Certainly more than the underwhelming <1% figure you qoute.

 Linux, I am sure, is not something almost everyone is aware of.  Its pretty irrelevant to the masses who all use windows, perhaps you should be the one getting more vitamin B?