Takers - One Woman's Opinion of the Amiga Mini

[Kesa]

CUSA hasn't "taken" anything from the "community". All they've done is used the brand to market Linux PC's and rolled out a fork of the Linux Mint distribution which is a fork of the Ubuntu distribution which is a fork of the Debian distribution. This has absolutely zero negative impact on the retro hobbyist interested in classic Amigas, Amiga emulation (both hardware and software) and NG Amiga systems.

Jesus, you really don't have a problem with what is going on? You don't see how bastardizing the Amiga name is going to affect us all? For outside observers all they will see is CUSA and you don't see the significance of this will do to our precious community? What are you completely retarded*?

I notice your name is highlighted in blue with the words vip/donor written underneath it. This implies you are of someone who commands great respect in these parts. I think you should be stripped of this as you don't deserve it.

If one is upset with what is being done with the brand identity, it doesn't make sense to blame CUSA. When a dog takes a crap in your front yard, do you blame the dog? Of course not, you blame the owner for not controlling their animal. If you're pissed about a check mark logo with the label "Amiga" carved into the case of a Linux PC, blame Amiga, Inc, they're the owner of the brand identity.

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Strange analogy

*pardon my French

[Kesa]

Good post. Too many commodore fanboys that get upset easily. The more companies using "amiga" type name brings more recognition to "amiga" community. And maybe gets some guys to drag their classics out of the closet.

Or, it could back fire and cause some people to abandon their classic Amiga's. This is affecting the communities image. Not necessarily for the better.

[Kesa]

Cummon Kesa the community's image died back in September 2010.....

My view: How can you rob somebody if they pay to play.

The Amiga will never die!!!

[Kesa]

Vertical integration?  Do you mean sourcing? Apple rebadges components, they don't have their own plants. The A5 is made by Samsung.  PA Semi was a competitive acquision IMO. The engineers now work for Apple on chip R&D.

Isn't the correct term horizontal integration? Or is that the same as sourcing? To me it sounds like a matrix (combination of both).

[Kesa]

Erm, no it's not...

In business-speak, horizontal integration is when you acquire or have, businesses in similar markets. ie. when Morrisons took over Safeways that was horizontal integration because it was taking out a competitor to expand there business outreach. Vertical integration is when you acquire or control a business product/service from the top down, from design to output.
In Apple's case, they acquired PA Semi's plant and not just had their engineers, but they did own a plant in the States. Yes Samsung makes the A5 chip, but the first A4 chip used in the first iPad was produced at that plant...

Got it. i always get those 2 mixed up.