Regarding pricing policy of "OS4.1.7"

[itix]

This only strengthens the argument *for* paid for updates. Once you exhaust all the new user registrations, all you have is unpaid support forever and nothing to cover costs.

Instead of selling updates you can sell more computers to existing users. Already have PowerMac, PowerBook and iBook? No problem, G5 is all you want

[itix]

And then?

Then what? Do you really think potential user base is drying up in near future? There are so many Amiga users who dont have MorphOS, even on this forum.

[itix]

@amigadave

So... Is the AmigaOS 4 market saturated now and Hyperion moved to charge from updates?

Like Karlos wrote:

This only strengthens the argument *for* paid for updates. Once you exhaust all the new user registrations, all you have is unpaid support forever and nothing to cover costs. That means that either the covering of costs was never an issue (in which case the registration charge itself is an unnecessary charge) or something else has to change. Which implies one of the following:

1) All major (non contribution) development ceases because costs are no longer covered.
2) Future updates become chargeable in order to cover costs.
3) You adopt a donation based strategy in order to cover costs.
4) You bite the bullet and go free and or open source because covering costs isn't actually an issue in the first place.

Karlos being an OS4 developer is giving strong hint...