I think OS4 CAN be run on MAC MINI (USABLE)

[tone007]

You've never posted any numbers so there's nothing to "believe".  If MorphOS is such a success, then why not post some numbers?

Hey, why not tell us how much money you have in your bank account?

Sounds like MorphOS, not being a business venture, has no reason to spout about how much money they're making or not making, or try to drum up interest based on "oo, look how many copies we sold!"  It's obvious people are buying it, though.

[tone007]

No one is talking bank accounts here or how much money is being made.  I'm wanting to know how many copies have been sold.  Businesses sell products.  MorphOS is being sold, so therefore it's a business.  It certainly isn't "donation ware" at $200 USD.  Businesses quote sales all the time.  Even MS and Apple openly report how many copies of OSX and Windows 7 go out the door.  And how do you see that "many" copies of MOS are obviously being sold unless you are on the MorphOS sales team?  If you're not on the sales team or part of the MorphOS devs, then you're just spouting crap.

Even Linux developers who give their distros away free of charge post how many downloads and users they have.

If you're asking how many copies have been sold, you're going to find out exactly how much money has been made (gross, at least.)  Whether or not that's what you wanted, that's what would be revealed. Get that? Good.

Businesses quote sales all the time.  MorphOS, as has been stated, is not a business.

I never said "many" copies were sold, and I never said that "few" copies were sold, only that people are indeed buying the software.  You're unable to comprehend text before you apparently.  Give it up.

[tone007]

@toe007

You can argue all day that MorphOS isn't a business.

Not gonna.

I've not asked for gross income, total revenues, or any other monetary figures.  I've only asked for total copies sold.

...which would reveal some of the previous information you've stated you haven't asked for.  Sounds like the economics classes are in your future, not mine.

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  And how can a non-business have a gross income that you refer to?  If they're not a business, they won't have a gross income.

Hey, I sell stuff at set prices all the time, does that make me a business?  No.  I just sold a sound card for $125, making $125 my gross income from that sale.  My net will be amount I'm left with after PayPal and shipping fees.  Guess what, still not a business!

Either way, what you've asked for is apparently more than the MorphOS team cares to provide, which is their prerogative and continuing to ask for it just makes you look like a nosy whiner.

[tone007]

So yes, you're a business even if you don't like to admit it and so is MorphOS.

Woohoo, tone007 inc!  Let me do a little dance now.

I don't believe it's a success and no one here seems to be able or willing to refute me.

Probably because no one cares what you believe. Would you define success only by how much money it's made (or how many copies it's sold, as you like to put it?)  That's sad.  I'd call it a success as just about everyone who gives a damn about Amiga today has heard of it, and it's an easy (and only getting easier) to access option.  What more can you ask for given anything falling under Amiga these days?  Still holding out for the Destroyer of Microsoft?

[tone007]

Your posts keep getting more and more juvenile.  Proud of yourself?

I'm just havin' a good time, thanks for asking though.

Success is relative and is defined by the size of the market and one's market share.

The Amiga market is tiny.  Sell 10 copies and you're a success! Does this mean AROS can't be a success though, because it's free?  What if tons of people only downloaded the trial version of MorphOS, but liked it?  Would that make it less successful?

It comes down to this: success, in your eyes, is quite possibly not what success means to the developers.  Is their number one priority to make money?  If not, their success cannot be made or broken by sales.

[tone007]

Sounds like smerf has been into the good alfalfa again!

[tone007]

Or stick around and curse some more, it's cute!

The lovely little "Banned" under your login would be even cuter.