WHO owns Amiga now? Are they still active??

[barney]

This may be a stupid question, but who actually owns Amiga now?  Is there still an active company doing anything at all with Amiga,  or is it completely dead?

Barney

[sim085]

go to amiga.com

[arnljot]

Not a stupid question at all. There is infact a court case ongoing trying to determine that... Allthough, most people have a clair and definitive preference...

[Wayne]

Not a stupid question at all. There is infact a court case ongoing trying to determine that... Although, most people have a clear and definitive preference...

I don't think it's nearly that simple.  As with most things in the Amiga community, I'll bet it's 50/50 vote there on who the community wants to win.  

The funny thing is, there's at least 30% of the community still convinced that Gateway still technically owns everything.  Per McEwen's own words in a meeting with the UGN reps at St Louis, they "licensed" the patents and all that.

In the end, we can all armchair quarterback it to death but the truth is that it's for he courts to decide, and since the records were sealed, I'm guessing we will never know for sure.

It is however interesting to note that even with the case going on (or over?) Hyperion is still hocking 4.x...

Wayne

[K7HTH]

Truth be told Wayne, business is business.

[arnljot]

I don't think it's nearly that simple.  As with most things in the Amiga community, I'll bet it's 50/50 vote there on who the community wants to win.

Maybe you're right, but even 51% is "most" ;-) hehe

But seriously, yes I guess there is people who believe in the current A Inc. But I wouldn't think it's most. However, I'm sure there's a 50/50 split when betting on who will come out on top of this.

[Methuselas]

However, I'm sure there's a 50/50 split when betting on who will come out on top of this.

I hate to say it, but this would make a good poll...... :confused:

[ffastback]

I don't think it's nearly that simple.  As with most things in the Amiga community, I'll bet it's 50/50 vote there on who the community wants to win.  

The funny thing is, there's at least 30% of the community still convinced that Gateway still technically owns everything.  Per McEwen's own words in a meeting with the UGN reps at St Louis, they "licensed" the patents and all that.

In the end, we can all armchair quarterback it to death but the truth is that it's for he courts to decide, and since the records were sealed, I'm guessing we will never know for sure.

It is however interesting to note that even with the case going on (or over?) Hyperion is still hocking 4.x...

Wayne

If 50 percent of the community wants Amiga, Inc. to win that case we are in BIG trouble.

We don't need any more of thus nutso stuff:  

Kent Arena madness: http://www.topix.com/forum/city/kent-wa/T6TE3BB2QIOPAK8OT
ACK Amigas that never came (that were announced AFTER the lawsuit started)
AA2 (dead as a doornail it would seem)
Bill's mystery OS is much better than OSX BS:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/06/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xlv-amiga-head-says-new-amigaos-5-bet/

Meanwhile Hyperion has continued to bring us real products.

[Claw22000]

Gateway and Amiga inc both suck MEGA A$$!  Amiga Inc is only really interested in selling Cell phone software and OSes.  Gateway just wants to hold on to that till some one wants it bad enough to pay out the wazoo for it.  It sad really because there gonna have there death grip on Amiga goodness until its completely dead.

[spookyx]

In truth,  redrumloa bought Amiga Inc on ebay for $1.98,  he is just not telling anyone because he is a meany.   hehe

[freqmax]

So it might be possible to license Amiga property as McEwen has done ..?

Anyway as it is now. The hardware will most likely go FPGA cloned or software emulated. And the software is not that hard to get . And might even be obsoleted if Aros-68k is done.

The best might actually be that current state of slow bitchfighting keeps the nutheads away kind of

[NovaCoder]

The simple answer is that we don't know.

And the sad fact is that with each passing year (and 'owner') the name is worth less and less

[K7HTH]

Perhaps an auction would be a viable option.

[orb85750]

go to amiga.com

On second thought, please don't.  It's too embarrassing to see just what "Amiga" has become.

[persia]

In an auction their would be more interest in the name, which means female friend in Portuguese and Spanish, than the company....

Perhaps an auction would be a viable option.