Why use Amiga in 2011?

[commodorejohn]

Because it's cool, dammit!

[commodorejohn]

Also, with trackers and the Paula chip, some consider the Amiga a musical instrument with a distinctive sound.  You don't just stop using an old instrument especially when it has character (like a Les Paul guitar or a vintage tube amp) - you use it because of its special sound (and that's something that even emulators can't copy - even though I am big fan of UAE).

Damn straight!

[commodorejohn]

A mini mac running MorphOS is just another MAC running an emulation program, it is in no way associated with an Amiga. As a matter of fact, why does some one want to insult the Amiga name by saying it runs on a MAC. Everyone with a head on their shoulders know that even an old Amiga is better than a MAC.

MAC = Misusing Amiga Community

The only thing I would use a apple product for is a doorstop.

I'll reserve my dislike for Apple corporate for the products they're actually selling, thanks. These days the G3s and G4s and G5s are as cast-aside and underappreciated as any Amiga hardware, while the cultists chase after the latest bit of shiny being dangled along on a string by the marketing department. So what does that make them? Solid PPC hardware at bargain-basement prices, that's what. And frankly, I'm okay with that.