First Contact : AmigaOne X1000 Limited Edition

[matt3k]

I don't understand the shock and outrage.

Before I begin, I'm a long time MOS user on a Peg 2 and have never used AOS 4.x.

But, Trevor can charge what he wants for it.  My gosh, be thankful he even dedicated the time to this project.  You have multiple selections of hw to run AOS and the high end offering is priced more than most can spend, then buy a SAM.  

I don't know Trevor or the business side of what they do, but I would bet that he would have to sell quite a lot of 1000's until he broke even in this.  He can't go mass production, since the community of Amiga is so small and divided.

Again, I will never be a user of AOS 4, but let the man set the price of his stuff and let it be.  I hope that he does well and sell lots of them.

Good luck Trevor and crew...

[matt3k]

Why? The whole thing has been a disaster in the making and some of the main people involved are just short of criminal. I hope it reaps the reward it deserves.

I haven't followed this much at all and don't know any details of this.

But... If I owned a company and I invested a lot of time and released a product to the market trying to fill a need in a very small market segment, I would need to recoup some of the money invested in the product.  The price is the price.  If you charge to little for a niche product like this, there can be no support and the company will fold.  

Again, I have no stake in the AOS 4 world, and have zero plans to enter it, but from what little I have seen...  A man took a risk, invested time, talent, and cash and created something to offer a market.  Not an easy thing for any of us to do...  So I salute him and wish him well...

[matt3k]

@matt3k

I wish everyone else felt like you. Unfortunately there are people who just want to see AmigaOS 4 fail, for one reason or another.

Life is far to short to worry and get upset over stuff like this.  Enjoy what you have and wish the others well...