Regarding pricing policy of "OS4.1.7"

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tmhg has made some valid points. OS4 versioning and pricing seems quite random and gives no confidence about the future. If I had bought OS4.1 I would expect free upgrades to OS4.1 until OS4.2 is released. Just like Windows service packs or AmigaOS boing bags are free and always have been.

By preannouncing FE weeks/months ahead Hyperion have shot themselves in the foot somewhat, as no one is likely going to buy the existing version of OS4 now for hundreds of dollars and not get any updates.

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You complain about charging extra for FE in one sentence and then in the next say they should have held back the announcement so they could make more money from new customers.

Is it just me that finds this funny?

I never said it shouldn't have been announced. A more logical way for it to have been handled would have been to immediately cut the price of the existing OS4.1 release (to 30 euros or less) at the same time as making the announcement. The way it has been handled doesn't really benefit Hyperion or the users much, it's the worst of both worlds.

OS4.1.7 really should be designated as OS4.2 if it is such a significant upgrade. If it isn't so significant, there's no reason to charge for it.

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Just saying that I think there are better things to do with our time and energy than to complain about a 30 Euro update.

I wasn't complaining, it's not even something that affects me as I'm not an existing OS4.1 user. I just find Hyperion's business logic a little strange (because they are exposing themself to the Osborne effect - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect) and I'm relieved that I never bought a copy of OS4.1 in the past or during the next month, because I would probably be feeling let down by this. Surely we're all allowed to have an opinion about things and sympathy for fellow users.

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wanna put up with that:
http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2007/10/07/amiga-os5-to-be-better-than-mac-os-x/
;P?

Ha, AmigaOS has always been far better than MacOS.