Amiga Inc. vs. Hyperion -- Jan. 5th, 2009 is what, exactly?

[orb85750]

Is this just a date to get together to set another date, or something much more significant?  Verdict coming before the decade is over??

http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/washington/wawdce/2:2007cv00631/143245/118/

[spihunter]

At this point, who cares? Just use your Amiga (classic, OS4, MorphOS, Aros) and be happy.

that lawsuit will not amount to anything real.

[orb85750]

OK, probably true.  So I guess the consensus is that there is no hope for an officially sanctioned next generation Amiga?  Understandable given that it hasn't happened yet in this decade.

[weirdami]

I think it was pretty real that AOS4 was released finally with hardware. Whether or not that has anything to do with the lawsuit I don't know, but it seemed pretty coincidental.

[persia]

Amiga Inc's site has not been updated since 01 February.  Amiga Development India has a copyright date of 2005 and it's las news item is 22 Sept 2006.  So my guess is that with settlement Amiga Inc will sail into the sunset, if there's anyone left to even attend the court case that is and the haven't already sailed in to the sunset...

[orb85750]

Well wouldn't it be nice if someone competent with genuine interest actually gets a hold of the Amiga trademark at some point?  It has only been -- Ummm -- how long now?  I won't hold my breath for the sleek new Amiga 5000.

[Amithony]

persia wrote:
Amiga Inc's site has not been updated since 01 February.  Amiga Development India has a copyright date of 2005 and it's las news item is 22 Sept 2006.  So my guess is that with settlement Amiga Inc will sail into the sunset, if there's anyone left to even attend the court case that is and the haven't already sailed in to the sunset...

What a disappointment the Amiga "branding" became! How the hell did it EVER come to this? Here's hoping it's a case of survival of the fittest, not the cheapest!

[recidivist]

 Commodore deserves its own chapter in the next edition of "Out of the Jaws of Victory:great military,political and business blunders."

 

[jarrody2k]

orb85750 wrote:
Is this just a date to get together to set another date, or something much more significant?  Verdict coming before the decade is over??

http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/washington/wawdce/2:2007cv00631/143245/118/

Given the current market, Amiga Inc. would be fast running out of funds to pay Hyperion even should they win.  A hollow victory - a few dollars and an irrelevant OS for an irrelevant platform - though perhaps a moral one.

Everything that made Amiga great is now very much part of everything Apple releases these days.  Amiga will live the rest of its retirement in the hobbyists' basements and garages.

I would much prefer a pro-wrestling match between Amiga Inc and Hyperion.  It would be the perfect ending for Amiga's decade of corporate farce.

Jarrod

[Amithony]

jarrody2k wrote:

orb85750 wrote:

Everything that made Amiga great is now very much part of everything Apple releases these days.  Amiga will live the rest of its retirement in the hobbyists' basements and garages.

Jarrod

Here's hoping that the Apple guys can succeed where Commodore failed. I guess the SAM will keep me happy for a while

[Dandy]

orb85750 wrote:

Well wouldn't it be nice if someone competent with genuine interest actually gets a hold of the Amiga trademark at some point?  
...

I promise I will buy the Amiga rights & assetss as soon as the price comes down to 100€ ...
 ;-)

[mailman]

Isn't the 5th January 45 days after the 20th November?

[Jupp3]

OK, probably true. So I guess the consensus is that there is no hope for an officially sanctioned next generation Amiga? Understandable given that it hasn't happened yet in this decade.

I thought it happened long ago? :-o It's called AmigaDE / Amiga Anywhere :lol:

[Amithony]

Bring on the creditors

[impactor]

The sooner Amiga Inc. are consigned to the history books the better.  Good riddance.