OK we have problems when it comes to an actual genuine new Amiga. There is no shortage of ways to EXCEED top of the line PC performance at any given time for approximately half or 33% of the cost of such a system.
But the problem is simply that to make such systems, the last two being PS3 and Xbox 360 on launch day vs most powerful PC for sale at that time, had to be on a scale of selling 10s of millions a year to make the R&D financially viable.
So here is the problem...
1. We need a new CPU, if it isn't remotely PPC compatible we have extra work to do but at the very least it has to be something like 3.2Ghz triple core 6 thread CPU by IBM sold to Microsoft for use in Xbox 360.
2. We need a defined base specification of GPU (don't say this is unfeasible, consoles do it all the time by thinking ahead and still manage decade long life cycles.
3. We need a massive effort for OS update. OS must be natively compatible with Amiga 'legal' applications run on Workbench AND instantly jump in with emulation to account for lack of OCS/AGA if no FPGA etc of AGA/OCS exists.
4. Massive investment/incentive to get Firefox or Chrome quality browser ported to our new OS as well as all CODECS for a media player and a conversion of Open Office to stick it to the Microsoft Office man.
5. All the above must be handled by ONE COMPANY, none of this tweedle dumb does minor OS updates and tweedle dee does some overpriced fantasy motherboard only using 1/2 cores of CPU to run that software.
Trouble is there is simply not enough profit to even get past point number one, the investment required is astronomical and yet the return would be minimal at the very best.
Is this why Amiga is and always shall be nothing more than hobby piece of retro hardware like Minimig/NatAmi or just an esoteric OS + emulation of real classic Amigas ie OS4/MOS/AROS for either PPC bare bones motherboards/PC x86 boxes?
Technically is not the issue, financial requirements are though.
Perhaps we should all just enjoy the legacy of Amiga and leave it at that? There is no shame in being the owner of a vintage 1985 computer than annihilated EVERYTHING for sale to home or business users on the day of launch by such a huge margin that the owning company didn't even have a clue how to describe it to people weened on rubbish Mac/PC DOS/ST/8bit
