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Hyperion pre-announces OS4.1
« on: July 11, 2008, 10:49:56 PM »
Hyperion has pre-announced OS4.1 to be released sometime mid-Q3, with several enhancements to previous versions:

http://www.hyperion-entertainment.biz:8080/news/2008-07-11
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Re: Hyperion pre-announces OS4.1
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2008, 02:52:30 AM »
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I wouldn't really call that a "pre-announcement" ... Funny that it comes hot on the heels of MorphOS2 and adds similar functionality. Brings back memories of Microsoft's announcement of the imminent release (which of course slipped) of MS-DOS version-something in order to cut sales of competitor DR-DOS.


That's *exactly my point* with "pre-announcement"! :-)

I'm *not* doubting they will release the 4.1, but in the announcement they doesn't even specify a release date, and it feels like an announcement of an announcement of a release that they made only to say "OS4 will also have MorphOS features, and quite soon as well", and as you say the timing is kind of interesting. All in all the situation is not like the "4.1 is OUT" thread I saw over at AW.net. ;-)
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Re: Hyperion pre-announces OS4.1
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2008, 02:56:01 AM »
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So why we bother? :-o


My sentiments exactly. I consider OS4 *dead* (or at least in Amithlon land) until Amiga Inc and Hyperion makes a joint press release proclaiming a settlement and continued joint evolution of that platform.

But that won't happen.
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Re: Hyperion pre-announces OS4.1
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2008, 05:57:39 PM »
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@ uncharted

Relax, it's just a little fun with words. We've got to learn to laugh at ourselves as a community after all nonsense over the years.


There was nothing "fun" about it.  It was a snide comment, reminiscent of the bad old days and totally unnecessary.

I was hoping after the general good behaviour around the MOS2.0 announcement  that we'd maybe turned a corner.


But FFS, you are blowing this way out of proportions. Besides, FACTS are:

1. OS 4.1 isn't available today despite this announcement.

2. Its release date is not even known. Both availability and price are to be made public in a *later* announcement, possibly the real announcement announcing the product (and I quote from the announcement in question: "Details on pricing and availability will be forthcoming").

3. So there will obviously be a *new* announcement in a more or less close future saying "OS 4.1 is now released", but *this announcement was not it*! You can call it "a heads up" or or you can call it a "pre-announcement", but that's what it is!

Nothing more to it than this, so relax!

On AW.net I saw a thread labeled "OS4.1 is OUT", but *it's not*, the only thing that is out now is an announcement saying that a new version of Hyperion's OS will soon come, and it will have some of the features seen in MorphOS 2.0, plus some different ones.

No product, no date, no price info as of now. All that will come *later*.

What came now was a pre-announcement with a funny timing (right after the MorphOS 2.0 release) with an *obvious* intention behind it (nothing wrong with that intentions, those means of competition can go both ways).

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However it seems there are some who still want to hold on to the old blue/red crap.


Only you mate, only you. No one else here is doing what you do.

Now please stop this crap. :pissed:
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Re: Hyperion pre-announces OS4.1
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2008, 06:24:07 PM »
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Can Hyperion successfully argue that it's not a derivative work?


That would be cool ;-)


Indeed it would, and it would also bring good things to MorphOS as well! As far as we know, Amiga Inc are still considering MorphOS to be illegal (noncense of course). But if Hyperion would manage to get a court order proclaiming that they have the full rights to OS4, despite the obvious ties to Amiga Inc IP, then this will work as a precedent to the MorphOS situation as well, since no ties whatsoever exists between MorphOS and Amiga Inc IP. If OS4 goes safe from future legal {bleep}, then MorphOS will go safe even more! :-)
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