Amiga.org Exclusive Interview with the CEO of CommodoreUSA

[Middleman]

Amiga.org exclusive interview with the CEO of CommodoreUSA is currently in process. Of course we would not do this without the participation of our great members. Please post your questions in this very thread for Barry and we will send them along with our questions. Please do this in the next 2-3 days. Below is an e-mail Barry sent us this morning. Thanks Middleman for helping set this interview up.

You're welcome Tedd! And I'm excited to read about the interview myself too...I think there's a great future ahead for us Amiga users if we can work out the differences between us.

For those who believe I only like modern machines, well I like the classic ones too. My personal opinion about the future of Amiga is that I actually I believe if the brand can be rebooted, it can exist as two formats - one as a Classic platform ie. PPC/Power7/Natami, and one as a Future platform ie. x86. Why does people always have to insist a modern Amiga CANNOT be an x86? x86 is the platform which has everything a new Amiga needs ie. Ivy Bridge, Thunderbolt, 3D etc. If implemented properly with the right customization of system and OS, it CAN be the machine we've always wanted and more. This is why I have, as an independent IT user of over 30 years computing experience, been following and supporting CUSA for the past year....because I believe they will come up with the goods. But my view is, the community has to be realistic with what can be approached from a production perspective. They have to consider whatever designs/options will be made into new gear, that it can be recreated and sustained by modern manufacturing methods AND somehow is able to supported by a strong software development community. Unfortunately at the moment the Amiga community is no Apple community. But with genuine support from all perhaps we will eventually get there…wherever 'there' might be….


Anyways just to remind you all here, the CommodoreUSA competition has just ended and two winners have been announced - CUSA members Scryer316 and Bruno - congrats to you both! If anyone here knows them, please let them know, thanks!

[Middleman]

Pretty much everyone is a "independent IT user"

Yes I agree to a certain extent....but have you ever used/owned more than 3 OSes/systems extensively in your lifetime, excluding Amigas (in a non-biased fashion)? Have you tried/used ALL the IT technologies that have been out the last 30 years to give a fair overall assessment of their effectiveness for computing needs? Including Bernoulli, Jaz/Zip/Syquest & Magneto-Optical drives, micro drives, daisy-wheel/plotters/colour laser printers, SCSI/Wide/UltraSCSI/Firewire connects, HD/Bluray/Thunderbolt etc? For example, I can count up to owning at least 4 different types of computing systems well before I even touched my first vintage Amiga - and none of those were DOS, Windows or Apple-based systems lol. Sadly that also tells you how far back I go, and how old I am. I just hope using the words 'independent IT user' will help others appreciate users like me for who we are (for our insight).....there's nothing fancy about it. :lol:

Please stop using this term to just sound more official..    Im a Independent Icecream eater as well for 30 years

Well Independent Icecream Eaters are also welcome in this discussion! We welcome the discussion of how ice-cream has developed over the last 30 years. My question for you is…..which do you prefer, Haagen Daz or 99 Flake? Personally I prefer 99 Flakes :roflmao:

[Middleman]

Off course x86 and ARM are viable targets offering best price/performance ratio and wide userbase. However, as independent IT pro (meaning not employed or paid by C=USA) how do you rate "goods" and "innovation": only new thing is the C64x case. Rest is available at much lower prices from any OEM rebrander, Linux of your choice and Amiga Forever.

Yes indeed....x86 and ARM is strong contenders. Leo has I believe mentioned before about possibly using ARM chips for a future Amiga (and AmigaOS can be easily ported to ARM) - so yes personally I think all kinds of things are possible if the right parties are contacted. But this depends obviously on CUSA's decision about what they plan to do.

As to the value of their current machines, yes I think they are pretty good value for money especially the C64x, barebones and the lower end AIO systems like the Vic Slim. The new Amiga Mini - while has good spec for the size (it uses more powerful Intel Desktop quadcore chip instead of mobile chip in the Mac Mini) original pricing @ $2495 I felt for sure at first was a bit steep. It is now better at $1495 with the base Intel Core i3 configuration, and $1995 for the top i7 with 16GB) after the public outcry - but historically speaking as a brand it always has been (expensive)! According to Oldcomputers.net the original A1000 when it first came out cost $1295 without a monitor which at todays prices work out roughly as $2590. The new machine costs far less than that, is far smaller and is packed to the brim with tech, to cater to a generation now used to doing things in HD. I can't imagine a better and nicer way to revive the brand. Ok it looks a lot like a Mac Mini I admit (love or loath), but its a compact & cute design and a great way to re-envision the brand as it were. This is just the start I've been told...there are more things to come like the new desktop series....

About their product quality, well in my early days there were some niggles I had had experienced with my C64x Ultimate like the keyboard finish, heat from the CPU and so forth. I have mentioned these on the CUSA forum before (you can go and read them) - but those issues have been solved now for me - my machine is now working fine. The newer machines are cooler/have more fans for ventilation, are better specced than mine now (with USB 3.0 standard on the C64x Supreme). They are generally good computers to use, especially if you love using the clicky Cherry Blue keyboards. I can't imagine a more novel (and memorable) way of running Linux, Windows or C64 Basic.

Which brings me to the future hardware and software...

There is little hope in bright Amigan future with current no development high profit C=USA policy - they don`t really develop anything new.

Well I wouldn't say it like that...there is more hope for the future than you think.

Both Barry & Leo have mentioned before that they have seriously considered (and are still considering) creating an all-new custom or replica AIO Amiga keyboard casing. The question whether they are planning to go ahead with it is mostly to do with the mould quality, or specifically the yields they are getting from the production run. There are a lot of issues to consider in making the moulds because it has to be absolutely perfect as it is a costly process as moulds cannot be used after a run of so many thousands (their experience of making the C64x moulds has taught them this). I have to remind you that CUSA is not the CBM of old with tonnes of money to spend. Like any other small-medium sized profit-based company they have to carefully consider their investment options as to whether it is worthwhile to make certain products, and balance this with a cost and price point that is fair and acceptable to us, the public. If it is too costly they have a right not to consider it. And they shouldn't if it is...

The question for Leo is:
Does C=USA have plan to DEVELOP any new hardware or software or to licence (outsource) any h/w or s/w development and if yes, what?

As far as I know, CUSA is planning some work on software (AFAIK). Leo & Dammy has stated that they plan to bring an online store soon for Commodore OS that will allow users to purchase/download classic Commodore apps and games online (as D64/ADF files perhaps?) sometime in the future - so expect it to be Commodore-themed for the retro geek.

[Middleman]

Hi all,

As a CUSA forum regular, I will try to answer some of the questions that I know the answer to.

First batch of questions from PPA (Polish Amiga News Portal) readers:

1. Is there any chance for any kind of cooperation between CUSA and Team AROS?
2. Is it planned to have AROS supported by your system? Is it going to support all the build-in hardware?
3. Do you plan to begin some sort of a cooperation with the Amiga community that has nurtured the legend for so many years? What I mean is to convince (in a financial way) three Amiga teams (AmigaOS, MorphOS, AROS) to work on one operational system dedicated to one machine created by CUSA.
4. Do you plan to use the potential of Natami to create chip or card that could work with your motherboard under a new, common operational system?
5. Do you plan to create something like AppleStore and after coming to agreement with the publishers and owners of old classic Amiga games make them available to buy as ADF images or to create remakes of the most popular titles?

1) This has been discussed in the past. It was CUSA's original intention to have the new Intel Amigas bundled with AROS, only it was scuppered at the last minute by Hyperion's threat of a lawsuit if they did go ahead with this plan (because it was violating their IP and clause as AmigaOS property holders). This is why Commodore OS is currently Linux-based, and why emulation of the older systems was chosen instead. Also their current agreement with Amiga Inc. says they cannot have an 'Amiga OS' like system on their machines as their base OS if it has not been endorsed by Amiga Inc. (which says it all really).
2) Leo the CTO of CUSA has said before they will try to make all new Amiga hardware 'as compatible as can be for AROS', despite not bundling it with the system. The reason it is currently not bundled is all explained in the above answer.
3) That is a possible goal yes, if the current licensing issues are/can be cleared up between the various groups (which is rather complex).
4) I don't know to be honest
5) Yes they will be, as answered here by Leo > http://www.commodore-amiga.org/en/forum/9-commodore-os-gaming/13993-publishing-software-under-the-commodore-os-banner#14007

Second batch of questions from PPA readers:

1. Do you plan some sort of a help for UAE project in order to add support for PowerPC to this application?
2. Do you plan to initiate a new open project similar to Wine which is strictly dedicated for Amiga operational system?
3. Do you plan to add numbering system to computer models (like in case A500, A1200 etc.)?
4. Do you consider extending the offer for much cheaper models, models which will be custom made upon the user requests, desktop models, mobile models, etc.?
5. Do you plan to create your own BIOS in Amiga style?
6. Apart from the "Commodore" name, does CommodoreUSA have anything more in common with the old classic line of Commodore systems? (logos, stickers, labels, retro keyboards are not an answer here)
7. What is the purpose of 16 GB of Ram in your system?
8. Do you intend to introduce UEFI technology instead of BIOS (of course in Amiga way)?
9. Why should we ask any questions to a producer/assembler of a regular PC computer when the only connection between this system and Amiga is by UAE?
10. Why did you use name AMIGA for a PC computer that neither its operational system, architecture nor a case even in the smallest way has any connection with Amiga?
11. Wouldn't it be more reasonable to support a project like Natami or Minimig AGA than releasing a PC with Linux and the Amiga sticker?

1) I don't know
2) I don't know
3) Yes I think they will be.
4) I don't know yet but there may be such plans.
5) Probably I think. CUSA's Vic Slims already boot up with their own BIOS so yes I think it might happen.
6) CBM as a company has been defunct for almost 18 years, and CUSA is a new company that while has no connections to them directly, it has legally and rightfully obtained the use of the name from its rightful holders, namely Commodore Holdings B.V.. How they decide or plan to use the name is their choice and at their discretion. I can say there have been talks of more Commodore branded products and peripherals, including replica peripherals made by CUSA with modern equipment fitted, which may appeal to existing Commodore users with legacy equipment. Obviously this depends on the market reception. If it is good I can't see why CUSA wouldn't want to produce it for the market.
7) More memory lol? No seriously why would YOU want to put more memory into a system? To make it quicker yes? So there's your answer
See answer 5.
9 & 10) The current AMIGA from CUSA is a Linux-based system because it fits with most people's requirements and idea of a performance computer for today  - the current Commodore OS fulfills its requirements to provide a stable and exciting platform for all things fun and creative as a Commodore should be. Having the UAE interface in an AMIGA-branded case on a modern platform is just the icing on the cake. It is your choice whether you want to buy it (or not) for your needs, nobody is forcing you here.

That said, the real issue of using the Commodore and AMIGA brand-names (I am told) also has been to offer a refreshing alternative in the computing marketplace (i.e.. fun and creative machines vs boring corporate workhorses), AND to look at the historical issues/revival of the Commodore brand in a new light. Being x86/Linux based allows the future Commodore and AMIGA systems the best software and systems compatibility with what is on the market today (something the old systems can't do) - thus giving gamers and graphic artists something to think about again. And it also provides a proper basis for the various Commodore and AMIGA groups over the years to come together under one umbrella/platform as it were, so as to allow software/hardware development for Commodore/AMIGA to take place (if need be).

11) The AMIGA you are referring to is a legacy system with a very small existing software base. It would make no sense to make a system for the general public today based on out-dated technologies save for building them for a small group of hobby users. It would be better from a financial perspective to generate the necessary capital first by producing systems suitable to the general public, THEN work on specialized projects later on for the dedicated hobbyist (because they require lots of capital). It's just common-sense really...

Surely, small to medium business with big representation. Hower A1200 look a like was promoted from very first ("scatchy") website and mentioned in licence purchase. Playing on MacMini is just lucky opportunity that it needs laser touch.

They should keep better relations with Loriano to have nice A500 like cases, and next thing the community project might be some existing PowerPC board (that runs AmigaOS,AROS,Linux or MorphOS, AROS and Linux) + such case + laser engravement. Not much more effort would be expected if 500 people prepaid it. But the name would be Commodore Amiga 1200X.

While they have spoken about and are legally allowed to make proper Amiga-branded AIO keyboards I'm not involved or aware of what are their current plans for the AIO. In any case it is their choice to decide/choose the direction they see fit (for Amiga) including the naming scheme. I believe if the AIO does appear it will be something along the lines of A500X as this was the most popular unit.

Triple boot was promised from first BigAussies videos with earlybird Phoenix.

To answer your question this is a video of my C64x running tripleboot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZYLJwSVI5o

[Middleman]

CUSA has never given even $1 to Amiga.org

I guess that's the price of trying to stay objective and independent at the same time? Definitely values to be admired.... :biglaugh:

But while there's no donations given so far, I can't see why not there can be cross-collaborations between A.org and Commodore USA for the future...

I'll have a word with Barry on this and see what he can do for you guys (if you want). After the interview finishes perhaps he may be open to the idea of some form of donation/sponsorship/monthly competitions and so forth...

[Middleman]

Sure... it's just a coincidence his name is "middleman" and he speaks of making negotiations between Barry and a.org.

He must be the one putting together deals with the suppliers...

Erm, a question for you folks….why's the TOPIC suddenly turned all onto ME? Especially when I have stated clearly I have no affiliation with CUSA other than just being their customer? :confused:

Middleman is currently located in Hong Kong, IIRC.

Thanks Dammy…….yes you did remember correct. I am an expat from the UK currently enjoying the life here in Hong Kong. In a place where the food is good, the people is great and the tech is even greater…for instance, I was just looking at the latest WD Thunderbolt Duo drives which has just come onto the market the other day. It's a 6TB drive available right now for around $5500 HK dollars…..not bad if you ask me for a drive that also has a removable casing (so you can replace the drives inside). When Ivy Bridge arrives soon I might get it for a new system....

Generally speaking there's a really big IT community and market here right now, especially with the Android tablets, smartphones, 3D Bluray drives/players etc. out now and the arrival of Apple's Store which opened here last year at the IFC. There's a lot of choice here in terms of tech gear right now….so much so, it'll take me a good half a day just to list out what's available out there at the moment….

[Middleman]

OK folks, just to update you on the progress....
Transition has sent Barry the list of final questions, and I've been authorised to post them. These are the first round of questions that Barry will be answering soon, the majority of which should hopefully be completed by next week. So here goes....


How much has CUSA contributed to any AmigaOS, AROS or MOS bounties ?



Do you intend to contribute to any Amiga related bounties such as the Magellan one?


What does a CommodoreUSA Amiga offer that a PC made from the exact same parts doesn't, apart from the name, and a doubled price-tag?


Given the on-going development of OS4 as well as AROS, etc. What plans does C-USA have to incorporate support of any of these Amiga-ish operating systems in to their Amiga branded machines?


Does Dammy's misrepresentations and incorrect expectations about company policy and expectations represent corporate policy?



Do you feel you made any errors in talking with the Amiga community ? Will there be changes in the future ?


Given the expressed desire to progress from being a licensee to an owner of both Commodore and Amiga IP, is there any progress on either of those fronts?

More specifically, do your plans change depending on the outcome of the C=Holdings B.V. v. Asiarim Corporation et al lawsuit? If so, in what way?



Why do you feel it appropriate to use the Amiga (or Vic) name on these machines?


Is your Amiga Mini product UL and CSA certified? Likewise, were you issued an FCC ID for your product?
Is there *anything* interesting/unique in regads C-USA products, or will they always just be using other peoples work? (ie. any plans for custom apis, drivers, technologies,etc.)




Could you please explain your thought processes when you decided to fund what you wanted to be seen as a legitimate successor to Commodore Business Machines?



I realise that you fell for Hyperion's legal bluff regarding Amiga-Alike OS's hook, line, and sinker, but why didn't you research other approaches to enter the computer market with a product that, if it didn't have anything directly to do with existing Amiga intellectual property (Motorola/Freescale 680X0 or PowerPC), at least fit in with the original Amiga philosophy of Hardware and Operating System tightly coupled together?



Could you please explain why your retail model places all the supply, financial, and legal risk on your retailers to the point of having them assemble your Amiga models for end users for you? This seems to be unprecedented in the computer world. Even small Gaming PC operations like Alienware, Cyber Power, IBuyPower, Falcon Northwest, Digital Storm, and AVA Direct do not opperate in anything like this fashion.


What is the unique value proposition and/or intended market niche for an Amiga Mini with parts that have been priced (Minus the Amiga Logo) at a total of ca. $550 when you have set the prices set starting at $1,700, and one can get something with slightly higher specification from Alienware for $850?


What do you (or any of your employees with computer hardware/systems backgrounds) think of this computer/OS architecture?


What happened during the discussions I would assume you had with Ben Hermans and maybe Trevor about the attempt to license the AmigaOS for your Licensed Amiga hardware that you could build based on perhaps a Sam or X1000 motherboard in an official Amiga case.



How are the discussions going with the Natami team to support them and if you can resolve a licensing issue with Ben Hermans then build into an official Amiga system.



Do you or any of your team still use or own classic Amiga systems? if not why not? and, if so what do you enjoy about them?


In your first year of operation there was I feel a few mistakes, promoting Aros, promising support for aros, promptly dropping support and attacking aros, using copyrighted images on the web site, threaten legal action towards members of the community and respected web sites, using the workbench trademark before legally having right to it, calling your Amiga range 1000x, very similar to another product if you asked me, photo of your operations not being quite right, and announcing products and systems before you seem ready to announcing them, so basically how would you personally rate your performance? And would you care to comment on any of the above.


What relationship (if any) do you have with Amiga Inc?


Again same question but with regards to Hyperion, A-eon or any other amiga company?



How did you feel about iContain and what sets your Amiga apart from their computers?


Do you have any plans to attend any Amiga shows to demo your products?


Do you have any plans to support any area of the current Amiga scene? Viva Amiga film? Advertising on amiga web site?


The Amiga Fantasy case or similar all in one keyboard computer will it happen?


Do you plan to support Linux mint developers and Linux community?


Why should an Amiga user get one of your Amiga's?


The philosophy around the Amiga was "a computer for the masses".
Will we ever see that philosophy in practice again? And, will a "new" computer carrying a heavy name like that be as revolutionary as its ancestors were?


What is your opinion of the Natami project?Would you be interested in making Classic a500/a1200 style cases(similar to the amiga fantasy case) for natami and for sale to users that want to build their own systems.


Have you any plans to create a more classic amiga or such or peripherals etc.


What's your opinion of Aros?

Is there any chance for any kind of cooperation between CUSA and Team AROS?

Is it planned to have AROS supported by your system? Is it going to support all the build-in hardware?



Do you plan to begin some sort of a cooperation with the Amiga community that has nurtured the legend for so many years? What I mean is to convince (in a financial way) three Amiga teams (AmigaOS, MorphOS, AROS) to work on one operational system dedicated to one machine created by CUSA.



Do you plan to use the potential of Natami to create chip or card that could work with your motherboard under a new, common operational system?


Do you plan to create something like AppleStore and after coming to agreement with the publishers and owners of old classic Amiga games make them available to buy as ADF images or to create remakes of the most popular titles?


When you acquired the Commodore "thing" did you get any papers containing "secrets", items like unknown future designs? Stuff like that we would all appreciate to hear about, if such exists.


What is your opinion about the FPGA projects that are recreating the old 8-bit and 16-bit machines on hardware FPGA emulation?


Why is it taking you so long to bring to market range of computers made from pre-existing cases with a pre-existing motherboards running a pre-existing OS?


Having acquired a license to use the Commodore name to sell common x86 hardware what made you decide to buy a license for the Amiga name to do exactly the same thing?


Do you think the Amiga license represents value for money in terms of additional media coverage and custom over the attention that the Commodore name has brought to your business.


For those people who are not excited by a linux pc, will you genuinely have something of interest for them?


Would you consider some non-x86 HW, like the upcoming Efika i.MX6 from Genesi?


Do you feel at liberty to sell products with AROS bundled, in products branded Amiga? 2b) Or sell products to re-distributors who bundles the HW with AROS?


If I understood things right, You have put up an idea of third party system builders can buy a branded case (of your selection) from you and build whatever custom combination of HW inside it, for their local marke? Is that correct? 3b) Can this be "turned around", i.e. say that I already have a product using a cool custom case I have had designed, can you allow branding on those for a fee?


Could you describe exactly how the legal situation stands regarding the brand names (Commodore, Amiga, with associated marks like "Boing Ball" etc), and licenses and ownership's thereof?


The rainbow coloured ticker has huge appeal in the gay communities, I know this first... hand... after visiting bars and nightclubs in Amsterdam and San Francisco, wearing nothing but a... wearing a dark purple T-shirt with huge Amiga ticker on the chest. Are you considering the market appeal for "Amiga" and rainbow ticker in the LGBT communities?


How much did you pay Amiga Inc. for the rights to use the Amiga name on your computers?


Do you pay Amiga Inc. a licensing fee for each machine sold, or was it a single lump sum payment, or a combination of both?


Do you think the fee (whatever that may have been) you paid Amiga Inc. for the name was worth it financially?


Why do you think there is so much animosity towards CUSA from people in the Amiga community, and does it bother you?
What is your company doing to support the Commodore and Amiga scene?


Is there a line of Commodore / Amiga mice and keyboards being designed/produced which will complement the current range of Mini computers?


Have you considered adopting the Amiga styled Window Manager amiWM which although is quite limited in its current form, would at least give users a traditional look and feel of Workbench?


Are there plans to bring out a customized (Workbench style) GUI like what Apple have done with BSD and custom GUI?


What happened to the hundreds or thousands of c64x's you claimed you were shipping to big box retails stores that never happened. Why?


Why did you illegally steal footage from a disney movie (TRON) to make ads for your company?

[Middleman]

(cont.)

Why did you claim that ads would be on television, when they never made it anywhere but on youtube?

What happened to those 25,000$ workstation amigas you once bragged about?

Why do you make mistakes like not putting a proper fan in the c64x or giving this amiga mini too small a power supply?


Why do you delete posts that are critical or your products on your "forum"?


Why did you steal text from apples website on one of your earlier websites?
If someone really wants a commodore or amiga branded pc, why should someone pay 3x as much as the parts cost to get it from you instead of making their own stickers?


Why do you maintain so many shill accounts on a.org and elsewhere to defend your company? Why don't you just grow set of balls and post yourself and stop hiding behind fake users?


Do your parents know your running a computer empire out of their basement?

What happened to your 30 million dollar advertising budget. Does it cost 30 million dollars now to self edit a few videos to cheesy production music that costs 20$ per track and upload the view to youtube? You claimed you had a 30 million dollar advertising budget. All we've seen is a mention on a dvd and some youtube videos that were made at home.


Whatever happened to "Commodore USA's Final Challenge to the Community?"


Do you plan some sort of a help for UAE project in order to add support for PowerPC to this application?


Do you plan to initiate a new open project similar to Wine which is strictly dedicated for Amiga operational system?


Do you plan to add numbering system to computer models (like in case A500, A1200 etc.)?


Do you consider extending the offer for much cheaper models, models which will be custom made upon the user requests, desktop models, mobile models, etc.?


Do you plan to create your own BIOS in Amiga style?


Apart from the "Commodore" name, does CommodoreUSA have anything more in common with the old classic line of Commodore systems? (logos, stickers, labels, retro keyboards are not an answer here)


What is the purpose of 16 GB of Ram in your system?


Do you intend to introduce UEFI technology instead of BIOS (of course in Amiga way)?


Why should we ask any questions to a producer/assembler of a regular PC computer when the only connection between this system and Amiga is by UAE?


Why did you use name AMIGA for a PC computer that neither its operational system, architecture nor a case even in the smallest way has any connection with Amiga?


Wouldn't it be more reasonable to support a project like Natami or Minimig AGA than releasing a PC with Linux and the Amiga sticker?


Do you plan to resume the production of Amiga 600/1200/4000/CD32 in the classic form known from 1993?


Do you consider cooperation with Hyperion Entertainment to port AmigaOS 4 on PPC Amiga which you are planning to create in the future?


Do you consider cooperation with Hyperion Entertainment to port AmigaOS 4 on Amiga x86?


Is Amiga x86 going to have fully licensed Amiga ROM in order to legally emulate previous systems?

Are you going to conquer computer market of graphics station based on 4 core CPU and graphic boards with powerful GPUs?


Does C=USA have plan to DEVELOP any new hardware or software or to licence (outsource) any h/w or s/w development and if yes, what?
What is the target group for your product?

What companies do you plan to start cooperation with? (not only Hyperion or Amigakit but also other suppliers and distibutors).


When will Amiga PPC from CommodoreUSA see the daylight?


Is Amiga PPC from Commodore USA going to work under AmigaOS 4 or some other operational system?


Is Commodore USA in possession of schematics or HDL codes for Amiga chipsets? If yes, do you have rights to use them?


Is there any truth to the rumor that CUSA is buying out Hyperion?


Why are you putting Amiga logo on HTPC cases, where are the Amiga look-a-like cases?

Why are you not doing the only sensible option of funding PowerPC 604 CPU emulation core for WinUAE option so Amiga OS4 could be run on your generic cobbled together medium power PC compatible?

Whats the point of using the Amiga nameplate on something not even resembling an Amiga product? We aren't naive enough to take such bait, and frankly, it is very insulting.

What percentage of markup do you apply to your off the shelf components, it seems dreadfully high?

Why did you back out of your deal with AROS?

What is the capital of your company? What does the ownership structure look like? What are company's incomes and costs? Does the company have any loans taken?

Do you have plans for selling the system in Africa? If no, why?

How many employees does the company plan to hire this year? Where is a real registration place for your main company (mother company)?

Who is supposed to be strategic investor? Where does the production take place? What part of the production will be made/is made outside of Asia (percentage of the final product)?


Why don't you cooperate with Yoz Montana in the matter of Amiga cases which are modern, original and have some retro feeling?