And OS4 will automagically run all their old Windows apps??
That's why we need some kind of version of WINE, so that windows apps could run on our amiga OS. Of course there is a binary problem, when running on PPC processors. :-D
I thought that was one of the ideas of Amiga DE; that programs should be hardware independant and be able to run anywhere.
Once Amiga OS is ported to Intel/AMD processors, that is the point at which idle curiousity will bring vast numbers of new users to the Amiga OS. It's pretty hard to tell if it's an improvement until you try it.
As far as program development goes, it's a lot easier to program for game machines when you don't have to worry about which video card, which audio card, what controller are installed in all of the machines. That was an advantage the Amiga hardware had as well, but will not have any longer when it is designed to run on a wider range of machines. :-(
