Hyperion Entertainment CVBA and Amiga Inc. reach settlement

[illy5603]

So what exactly does this mean? Hyperion are free to develop OS4.x without impediment from Amiga Inc. Iminent new software release from Hyperion? OS4.x for Mac Mini? OS4.x for x86?

Weed

It means they can do whatever they want and develop whatever they want. They OWN THE OS free and clear now.

No word on what the next platform will be but there are now no hurdles blocking future development.

IMHO the market for people purchasing OS 4.X to install on cheaply had intel machines is far greater than the market for people willing to buy more expensive (and slower...) PowerPC hardware. I think it is a "Do the math" moment for Hyperion...

[illy5603]

That would be cool, but at the same time raises the question: What does AmigaOS brings that Linux does not? I mean, what applications would AmigaOS would have that run better or are not available at all in Linux? What programming tools are available for AmigaOS that make it easier/faster to port applications or games to it? In a nutshell, is AmigaOS ready for the big leagues? I ask because I heard emulation in AmigaOS is lacking, so if I am better of with an x86 laptop running WinUAE, why would I make the jump to AOS in arm?

That question never came up for me... I don't care one bit for Linux and it has nothing to do with whether or not I would consider purchasing Amiga OS 4.X or later.

[illy5603]

YES, AMIGA BRANDED MACHINES IS THE ONLY WAY THAT AMIGA WE'LL EVER REGAIN FULL IDENTITY, even if the machines can be purchased only via the internet for the time being.  Porting to this or that machine to be installed by this or that hobbyist is small thinking, IMO (but it still beats being held hostage by AI).

If your business is the OS, as it is for Hyperion, then it makes sense to get the OS on as many computers as possible. If I could throw WB 4.1 on one of my old Intel PC's sitting around, I would probably buy it and do so but I am not buying a PPC system just to run it.
 
Amiga branded system, yeah that would be nice but I don't see it happening.