Amiga Celeron 2.4GHz WTH?

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Man talk about ripping off the Amiga name, look here http://www.amiga.com.au/j-computers.htm
What next?

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@ Crusher
I think Amiga Inc. should look into it.  When someone takes the word "Amiga" and puts it on a computer, it takes advantage  of a legendary computer system.  If the day comes that there is an Intel based Amiga, it should atleast be an official one.
With all the forums about OS4 or classic and why it can`t be ported without a license, it just doesn`t seem right for a company to pick up the name and use it in that way.  

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@ JoePillow

If all it took was for a company to be inactive, there would be flocks of companys selling Amiga brand computers.  There would be OS4 hardware here and now, but it doesn`t work like that.  This is about computer and the brand name.
From the Amiga Inc. site:
 The Amiga brand name is recognized worldwide. Amiga frequently receives requests from parties seeking to use our name, logo or image for merchandising purposes. While we do reserve the right to deny legal access to merchandising rights to anyone, Amiga is committed to assisting and growing the Amiga community with legitimate and positively directed business efforts.

To ensure that our brand is used properly, we have implemented a procedure that comprises

Initial review: asks the merchandiser to respond to complete an online questionnaire pertaining to their business, product, and desire to use the Amiga name.
Licensing agreement: including business terms and a US$1,000 administrative and legal non-refundable fee.
Signing off: on logo/image/name to be used.
Signing off: on an actual product sample.
Granting of rights: via signed licensing agreement.

If they pay for a license to call their computers "AMIGA" then fine.  It`s just not fair to other companys trying to produce hardware for Amiga OS4, that are required to buy a license.  At any rate the website in question appears to be down now.

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@ adz
I agree the OS should have been made GPL, and It realy doesn`t matter to me and apparently not to Amiga Inc if they receive money from the name and products.  The fact still remains there are rules and laws in this world that have to be followed.
Just because a business is not making the most of it`s property it doesn`t give someone else the right to take and use it. Even a music group still would have to pay the group or record label for the use of a song of a dead musician.

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@ Lando
Must just be my computer, I just get a error page.

Quote: Nope. Still there. And still selling Amigas.

Oh well, always good to see new AROS hardware.  
I hope they have better luck than KMOS err.. Amiga Inc.

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@ JoePillow

Indeed the name game was confusing. A lot of people have theory’s that it was just away of avoiding debts.  When I came across the site it just threw me off, after having read so many forums about possible x86 ports of Amiga OS and why it can never happen.  Perhaps the company has indeed legal rights as you`ve said.  In that way it reminds me of how Yellowtab is able to market Zeta(BeOS), without getting involved with PALM after they bought it from Be Inc.