DiscreetFX announcement, any news ?

[snowman040]

Any more info?

[shillard]

Don't hold your breath mate.

I asked them some VERY simple questions over on EAB, and the summary of the response would be....."SFA".

"....it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

[snowman040]

Sad :-(

[Pyromania]

Thanx for your nice positive vote of confidence shillard

[shillard]

Dude, I asked the simple questions, your answers were as hollow and hopeless as any would-be saviour who has stepped up, tripped and crashed to the floor in the past 11 years.

No plan = commercial death.

I know precisely what is required to make a go of this - having been heavily involved in taking a CE brand from market share of less than 1% to #1 and 17% market share.  Even made a profit - and we had serious backing, a brand that had only been dead in the water for a few years (not a decade), and hundreds of millions in R&D behind us.


Oh - ATL advertising budget of $6M and a trade co-op budget of $2M didn't hurt.


Whatta you got?


And seriously, announcing a proposed buyout of a private company before even entering serious negotiations?  What's that about?

[Pyromania]

@shillard

We understand how you can be jaded, it is 12 long hard years after the death of Commodore after all. When/if DiscreetFX could come to agreements to buy Amiga Inc. the first priority would be to communicate with and gain valuable feedback from the Amiga community and the very vocal ex-Amiga community. Believe it or not we like your criticism and belief that we will fail. It drives us even harder towards success. DiscreetFX has a lot of experience in the Amiga & visual effects market. Our involvement with the Amiga community would help the brand not harm it. But, you are welcome to your opinion and sharing it makes for great debate.

[jorkany]

We understand how you can be jaded, it is 12 long hard years after the death of Commodore after all. When/if DiscreetFX could come to agreements to buy Amiga Inc. the first priority would be to communicate with and gain valuable feedback from the Amiga community and the very vocal ex-Amiga community.

Not sure what feedback you're going to solicit that hasn't already been expressed.

Our involvement with the Amiga community would help the brand not harm it.

The question is, how so?

[snowman040]

@Pyromania: How good are you at DFX with new technologies, software and hardware design ? How good is your marketing strategy ?

And most important - did you get any answer from Amiga Inc. ?

[c64_d0c]

has they say after the storm the silence come...
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[Pyromania]

@jorkany


We are hard @ work completing our Super Size Me like documentary about trans fat.

www.oilchangemovie.com


Amiga stuff must wait until that project is complete.

It will be about a 12 month process.


@snowman040

Amiga Inc. has signed for and received our request for valuation that was sent overnight delivery.

Our skillset/added value can be judged on our hard work and performance. Here is a list of our current and in development products.

http://www.discreetfx.com/Products.html


Here is our current list of films/movies.

http://www.discreetfx.com/Films.html


Here is two interviews by our founder in Total Amiga 19
(Free PDF version)


http://www.totalamiga.org/backissues2.html

[salteadorn]

I want to give my support to the buy of Amiga Inc by DiscreetFX. I think that it is a good opportunity to take out Amiga of the current blockade situation.  
 
A greeting.

[humppa]

Lee Pender's blog.

"OK. The rest of the grammatically questionable and utterly baffling press release is here."

 :roflmao:

[jorkany]

We are hard @ work completing our Super Size Me like documentary about trans fat.

www.oilchangemovie.com


Amiga stuff must wait until that project is complete.

It will be about a 12 month process.

I understand that part. As indie movie fanatic I'd be interested in seeing Oil Change if it makes it to a theater or festival in my area. I perceive the film as a separate issue though, I find it curious that it appears you do not as you never fail to mention one without the other. But, whatever.

More to the point is, what is it you plan to do that will make Amiga successful? I assume that this isn't an impulse buy and that you, or someone, has some kind of idea in mind on how to turn Amiga around? Any comment? No need to disclose your business plan, just asking what you see as the big picture as far as where AInc. went wrong and how you would fix it.

[Pyromania]

@jorkany


The only way we could answer that question is to delve into the business plan which we are not willing to do. That being said, if you read though the DiscreetFX products page you can kind of see the direction the company is going.


http://www.discreetfx.com/Products.html


As far as why Amiga & Oil Change the movie are mentioned together, we have Amiga computers in the movie so it is of interest to Amiga fans.

[kidkoala]

I think it's a great idea if you have the funds to buy the company, and if you have more money and effort to put into the development of the Amiga-brand than Amiga Inc., it couldn't be better!