Who's getting the Tabor?

[ne_one]

I think realistically there has to be some amount of profit otherwise dealers might not be too keen to stock it.

The issue cuts much deeper than that.

By pleading the case that products are developed without profitability in mind, the Amiga market continues to be cast as a charity with limited prospects.

It also convinces buyers that products don't have to be commercial grade because the intentions are good and the resources simply aren't there.

No one is cross-shopping the A1222 with mainstream hardware thinking that $25 less per unit is going to make it the better choice. Even a profit of $25 per board @ 1000 units would help subsidize continued development and support efforts.

This whole "hobbyist market" mentality doesn't help anyone.

[ne_one]

I do not understand that too. I personal would have neither developed X5000 nor Tabor. It is a financial risky bet. On the other hand... not my money in fire

Except money invested in hardware development can generally be recouped or worst case, written off as a material loss.

On the other hand, software in this market always seems to require an extensive budget and protracted timetable, with new releases coinciding with leap years.

If OS support was delivered when the Tabor was announced it might have made sense - in October 2015.

We're now looking a period of up to 2 years for it to materialize. And that means more "stick with the PPC" mentality, long after the shelf life of that processor expired.