Pegasos - MorphOs Review on Osnews.com

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Hi!

zacman is right...one step at a time.  :-)

elendil, please read the Comments after the article too.  We agree with Eugenia on many points.

nOMAAM, we think the coverage was balanced and while Eugenia is not someone who has been in this Community for years like most of the Pegasos I owners, it was still VERY positive for the Pegasos and Genesi.  The title of the coverage is  "Pegasos: A New Interesting & Sexy Platform."  Our market is *exactly* as Eugenia has suggested:  "(the) Pegasos is the geek's ultimate platform and geeks like cool stuff."   Not bad!    :-)

This is the beginning of the next phase of our marketing.  We are targeting a MUCH broader market.  Please do not miss the point HERE!

:-D

Have a great day!

Sincerely,

Raquel and Bill  :-)
Genesi

P.S. And, remember the "M" in MorphOS is for Mobility...;-)  We still have some work to do!

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OK, just a quick couple of responses now...more later.

It is true  --   /. does have a broader following.  For example, the greatest number of hits we have ever experienced on any of our sites was after Slashdot coverage (all three times).  OSNews drives less than half the hits, but we do think OSNews has more "thoughtful" readers and it is focused on what it is, OSNews.  Slashdot is everywhere.  You cannot really channel Slashdot coverage.  In this case, we were able to work with OSNews.  The idea today is to begin to build up credibility outside the Community.  We thought OSNews was the best place to do this for now.  Remember,  you need hardware to start with, then an OS, and then great applications.  In the end, the applications are what drives everyone back to the hardware.  There is a delicate juggling act to manage.  Of course if someone sends the link to Slashdot we will not complain....:-)   That is how it happened last time.

What we feel some have missed in this process is that in the end the Pegasos supports many operating systems.  This associates more developers to the platform and more "brands" at the same time.   This gives credibility and creates an environment for innovation and cross-OS pollination.  For example, we already have some neat BeOS features being ported to MorphOS.  When you have the hardware, OS, and applications conveniently interconnected things can happen faster and more closely coordinated.  That is the secret here.  In the end, MorphOS benefits because it is the "smallest" common denominator for each Pegasos through Genesi.  There is no one else in the market that can do this...;-)

We think the First Computing Revolution of the 21st Century is about to begin.  The Pegasos will be what kicks it all off -- freedom, flexibility and value!  For more, read the comments on the OSNews thread: Pegasos: A New Interesting & Sexy Platform (cool title!).

BTW, greenboy is right...we hope you did not miss this:   "(the) Pegasos is the geek's ultimate platform and geeks like cool stuff."
   
Ultimate is a very good word....;-)
   
With the world's OS gurus attracted to the Pegasos, there is a BIG shift for Phoenix, as Phoenix now moves into a much, much  broader and ultimate role...;-)

Have a great day!

Raquel and Bill :-)

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OK, Hooligan, we will take your thoughts under consideration.  Thanks.  We do value your opinion.  That is why you are the leader of the Phoenix DemoScene mailing list!  Just keep this in mind: we had to start somewhere to reach outside the Community.   We set the bar at a hieght we could clear.  The bar moves up with time and MorphOS will become progressively better and better.  Eugenia did say:

I don't see MorphOS ( in its current shape) as the main attraction for this platform, unless Genesi puts a number of engineers to work hard to bring this OS up to speed and usability levels that other OSes today like OSX, Linux or Windows have. It seems that this is happening though, as this new screenshot of Morphos 1.4-alpha shows, now with AA fonts. I will definitely be following the development of the OS closely.

Well, that is  exactly what is happening and it will be quite logical for Eugenia to say it did happen in her next  review...;-)

Sincerely,
R&B :-)

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P.S. Did anyone pick up the possibility of extending the potential market for people developing applications for the platform... :-o

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Hi Eugenia, thanks for stopping by...:-)

We appreciated the coverage and hope you continue to appreciate the Pegasos!  

R&B :-)

P.S. Eugenia, could we get you interested in starting a user group in Foster City?!   :-D

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Just an afterthought...

It is clear the coverage on OSNews was far superior than what followed on Slashdot.  On Slashdot the focus was more on the "mainstream"  -- "another PPC that will run MacOSX."  MorphOS was barely mentioned, Mac-on-Linux and EULA issues were the focus.  Please do not misunderstand us, these are very interesting issues too, but less important to our future than MorphOS itself or a special distro of Linux for the Pegasos.   One can clearly see the substantive focus of OSNews vs. the uncontrollable and explosive nature of Slashdot.  Both sites fill a role.  Yesterday, we benefited from the advantages of both!   :-D

All in all, it was a good day for coverage.  Plus, we "touched" a few people outside the Community yesterday, which is essential to the platform's success.

Sincerely,
R&B  :-)

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Hi nOMAAM, that is how it is done in the United States.  All the computer magazines and all the websites work that way.  It works this way for more than computers...appliances, cars, in fact nearly every consumer product there is promotes their products this way!

We are sure it works that way here in Europe too.

Think about it!  ;-)

R&B  :-)