Clarification from Fleecy

[Valan]

Unfortunately I think this will just fuel the fire. 'It shows that AI has been duped big time and it is the exec members who believe the Microsoft sweet talk'.

However it would be wise to realise that Microsoft deals in a number of fields which recquire different marketing strategies. Buy and kill the competition may work in some fields but not, it seems, in the field of PDAs and portables. It seems that Microsoft has learnt from Palm and others that it must actively encourage aliances among competitors.

IMHO the best thing Fleecy said is that it is difficult and recquires additional work to restrict the AA content. The portability of the AA content will not be appreciated until people see that hardware can swapped while keeping the same software.

[Argo]

Backing, not funding, he said "Backing". It doesn't mean funding all the time. Backing, as in MS is going to support the use of Amiga Anywhere on there platform. IE. not tell MS users not to use it. Sort of like moral support.
I understand where some of these kind of comments  are coming from, I just find them abit illogical given the context of the infromation that gets commented on. Yes, just because the 800 lbs gorilla likes you doesn't mean you should trust it all the time. I think we should also be glad the MS is kind under the microscope at the moment and not read things with such a negative mindset.

[Chathurawind]

the mention of amiga and money on the same page without any minus figures or OH NO NOT AGAIN posts...

...wow

digital enema
(anonymous cos i can`t be bother to register - ta!)

[System]

AmigaDE on Windows is good, but AmigaDE on MAC OS X is even beter

[Valan]

Amiga Anywhere apart from Mac OSX?

Why have we not seen an OSX player yet or mention of it in the works?

Just wondering.

[samdu]

 :-o Backing does not in any way imply monatary investment. They are "backing" Amiga by showing public support for what they are doing.

[Rodney]

Valan they prolly have not going that in plane.

They either think that it'll be a compeditor to AmigaDE on AmigaOSPPC because of the PPC thingo, !! (same platform)

Or because theres not enough MacOS users to support a port!

Or they are waiting till the DE has a lot more strength...

It will happen. But it may take a while. It may only happen when tao supports new a new archtecture. Remember Amiga Inc are only adding to Elate/Intent.

From that i guess their implimenting more functionality, like 3D Api's ala Hyperion and stuff like that! Not to mention AA and their memory chip thingos.

I dont think its Amiga Inc responsibility to make the DE run on various platforms. Its like RedHat gets it updates when Linus finishes a new version of the kernel.

So too must Amiga Inc wait to get a new version of their kernel and OS before they add more functionality to it!

This is just a guess - but its prolly right!

[Valan]

Hmmm... not sure Rodney.

There are a lot of Amiga users who got Macs after commodore went bust. It is more predictable hardware/software setup than PCs. After all there all made by only one company.

Although there are a lot less users they are in the creative area where Amiga has traditionally excelled. The CPU is PPC so there are no problems there. The free software that comes with Macs is incredible and makes a good springboard for Amiga to work off.

[System]

Once you go MAC, you never go BACK!

Very few people who've been exposed to Macs seem to want to give them up.  
Unless they are die hard gamers.
Then, they choose PC's with eral expansiobn capabilities and real speed.

Amiga has nothing to compete with anything Apple has out now.  Even older machines can run OS X, with extra memory.

Yeah, go buy your overpriced motherboards based on 3 year old technology.

Me?  I'm getting one of these:  http://theregister.co.uk/content/3/24362.html

Doesn't it just piss you off when someone else can buy an almost complete computer, for theprice you are going to pay for just your OS?

Then, I've got Be, Open/Free BSD or even Win@k to install.

Or, later this year, AROS.

[Chathurawind]

i can only say that if Amiga does go to bed with mickysot or doesnt produce the right fruits.  i will sue them for infringing on my conract with them. Amiga will then be owned by me .  this will result in a total redirection of Amiga in the right way.
i can only hope the best for them though.
thier time is soon to be up, and then all will know. 8-)