Alan Redhouse Interviewed

[takemehomegrandma]

Now thats the smartest thing I have ever hear! Lets get it don Alan!!

But I thought that the only reason to why there was no OS4 released to A1 owners was because "we only get one chance to make a first impression" and "we won't ship half finished products", etc?  :-P

I am glad they finally comes to their senses about this, releasing beta versions of the OS is the best thing to do. The current userbase in the community is not the helpless clueless people you will see in the common PC world. We can handle betas! :-)

I also hope that this finally will put an end to the old tiresome "muahaha, MorphOS might be out, but it's BETA" kind of discussions ... :-)

[takemehomegrandma]

If anyone can do just that what's stopping Eyetech of just doing that? A few boards to developers. It sure is the better marketing thing. Who can do it you say? Anyone, right?

Exactly!

IMHO, this (as well as the mockery tone in which it's written) is only a try to make a positive spin on the fact that Genesi has a lot of resources and is very serious about advancing their platform into the future, while Eyetech simply hasn't the same possibilities.

Besides, pure logic says that Genesi's in-house R&D and production might reduce the costs and make it possible to sell boards to a lower price and STILL make money on them!

[takemehomegrandma]

Logic? Logic, you say?

Yeah, why the DELL not?  (Borrowing a punchline there  :-P)
You know, this has been the key to the success of one of the largest computer manufacturer in the world (guess which one  :-D).

While a lot of different companies are involved in the A1 (MAI, the mobo design company, the manufacturer (or is that the same as the designer?), Eyetech (and then shipment around the world, extensive testing to see which ones works good enough with the G4, etc)) and each wanting a piece of the pie, you must agree that Genesi's approach is much more flexible and is involving less companies and cost sources, right?