In the present day of 20-jun-2007 the amiga doesnt matter. Period. No matter how good or new features there will/are in OS4.0 the times have changed. One will need a HUGE incredible marketing budget to viably put AMiGA back on the scene. It wont happen.
My memory recalls an guru and beloved famous Amigan at the time, and amiga inc employee, having a conversation with some other dude. It was waaaaay back at in Des-2000 at the World of Amiga in Koln, Germany.. I overheard him saying something to some other guy (both wearing amiga t-shirts) that the "fools can forget about this platform, it's dead. Start using windows, hahahahahahaaaa!". Thats when i handed hom back my Amiga/TAO SDK CD and said: "Good luck amiga". He looked at me, puzzled..
All of the inner fight have killed any potential future for Amiga. IF anyone who is not gonna or wanna use Windoze then the next best is an Apple, or a linux machine running Ubuntu Linux.
From a pure consumer standpoint there is NO reason whatsoever for me to waste money on a dead platform plagued by inner fights, bankruptcys and what-not. Things to consider:
* On what type of hardware can OS4.0 run?
* Does it use a Intel platform?
* When is it available?
* Can i run open office on it, or is Amiga too a platform only for coders..?
My ole' A1200 has been gathering dust more than 8 years up in the attic. Love WindozeXP or hate it, it pays my Bills.
The amiga lives on as part of my teenage sentiments.
