The Downward Spiral of Amiga Incorporated

[takemehomegrandma]

I think it's very nice to see an unbiased article for once, an article describing the Amiga Inc situation based on facts and not opinions and emotions. Really refreshing! Last time I read articles like that was in the Commodore era, or shortly after it, when all the big Amiga Magazines still existed.

Thank you! :-)

[takemehomegrandma]

@ Rassilon

1) It doesn't mention that Genesi went after the Amiga trademark to cause Amiga problems.

Hehe, come on, do you *really* think that Genesi for a single moment really thought they had a chance to aquire the trademarks by sending in that form? That was just for the laughs, to make it visible in another way how the situation is over at Amiga Inc. Of course, some people still failed to see it ...

BTW, the article also doesn't mention the starving children in Africa, Osama Bin-Laden, Saddam, etc. And you know why? Because it was an article about Amiga Inc and their problems!

[takemehomegrandma]

@ Wilse

And how is this news?

Nothing here is new! It's not news, it's an article, a "chronical" (if that is the right word?) ...

[takemehomegrandma]

Man, are you touchy and soft-skinned or what! Amiga.org has forever been quite open for free discussions, open for everyone. Moderation has been - and SHOULD be - only a *last resort* to remove crystal clear cases of abuse! If you can't handle the freedom, then go away! I can recommend a site with Stalin-type "My Way or the High Way" moderation, a site where a coin has only one side, perhaps that should suit you better?

And I hope by God that Amiga.org won't turn into that kind of site.

[takemehomegrandma]

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I say to you it was placed on the frontpage to stir up trouble and have yet another kick at Amiga.Inc, no other reason.
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Totally and utterly agree.

What? They should write articles and hide them away so no-one can find them?

I think it's funny, no AMUSING, to see how people fall into these kind of discussions. Instead of discussing the contents of the article, you simply starts some meta-discussions about whether it's news or not, if it's posted in the forum or in the news section, and meaningless stuff like that.

I mean, MY GAAWD!  :-o

OK, in the future perhaps the chronicals/articles should be posted in the "sections" section, but nevertheless, when a new article is posted, it's definitely news (perhaps not the contents itself, but the fact that a new article has been released) ...

[takemehomegrandma]

the reason that Genesi's attempt at getting the trademark should have been mentioned is because of exactly what you said:

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Genesi did it to cause trouble for Amiga inc

If you go and search ann.lu around that time, you will find a thread called "Pegasos trademark infringement" or something like that, a post that said that Genesi had not registered trademarks for neither Pegasos nor Genesi, a post with *the only single purpose* of causing FUD and throwing mud at Genesi and the Pegasos computer.

Inside that thread, someone (not Genesi) got the idea to do a search for the Amiga trademark, and then found out that in fact the Amiga trademark had expired! So as a funny (IMO and quite suitable) response to the original trolling post, they filled in an application for the Amiga trademark and sent it in. They sort of "turned the situation around".

But in no way did that cause any troubles for Amiga Inc in real life. How could it? Registering trademarks is not done in an afternoon (especially not when a previous owner has just been using it, they are first in line for a renewal), it's a process, and Genesi knew that they would not *actually get* the trademark that way. So no, Genesi did not cause Amiga Inc any troubles, if Amiga Inc experienced any kind of troubles because of themselves not renewing the trademark in time, it's their own fault, and nothing Genesi could affect in any way. Amiga Inc made their own bed!

This was just a funny and suitable response to an agression. If that first trolling post about Pegasos trademarks had not been posted by some "red troll", then "Amiga Inc trademark story" would never had happened. You know, this is a hilarious example of how "agression comes back to you"!