THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AT WOASE

[z5]

This sucks big time! The Amiga brand name on Microsoft products... How low can you go? I'm proud to have been an Amigan from 1986 to end 2002.

Maybe some should wake up and get a bit realistic here. Microsoft has so much money that they can afford making deals with EVERYONE. If they produce a console (the xbox) then they can afford to buy half of the game production houses to make exclusives to their ####ty console. Do you really honestly think that AmigaDE is important for MShit? It's just ### peanuts...

Here in Belgium, they once invested big (well big in normal people's view) money into a speech company. And everyone thought: Wow, they must be good as mshit is putting their money in it. They will survive for sure. Later, the company went bust. But did mshit care? This is just a daily routine for them.

And i still wonder: where are all these good programs developed for AmigaAnywhere which are going to be published by the "wonderful" MS?

[Elektro]

Poster: L8-X Date: 2002/11/3 9:12:05

Oh no...me scared!

Mommy told me there wasn`t any real bogeymen...but I`ve seen Bill Gates on the TV so they are real!

 :-D

[olegil]

@z5:

This sucks big time! The Amiga brand name on Microsoft products... How low can you go? I'm proud to have been an Amigan from 1986 to end 2002.

Big difference between Amiga name on Microsoft products and Microsoft marketing behind Amiga products, you know. Or maybe you don't.

[L8-X]

@Elektro

 :roflmao:  :roflmao:  :roflmao:

[z5]

@olegil:

Big difference between Amiga name on Microsoft products and Microsoft marketing behind Amiga products, you know. Or maybe you don't

Well, olegil, we can't all be soooo smart as you (or at least as you claim to be ;-) ).

Cool, ms marketing behind fantastic DE products. Woooow...
Well, if you wonder how Amiga Inc achieved this, then maybe you should keep in mind that MS has the money to buy or partner with anyone.

[Kay]

> Here in Belgium, they once invested big (well big in normal people's view) money into a
> speech company. And everyone thought: Wow, they must be good as mshit is putting their
> money in it. They will survive for sure. Later, the company went bust. But did mshit care?
> This is just a daily routine for them.

M$ aren't putting money into AInc. They are putting AInc products into shops, and taking a share of the income from sales. This means that AInc will sell more units. Possibly vastly more. Which means more income. All this without MS gaining any direct control of AI. I understand how the word "Microsoft" can give one the heebie-jeebies, but having their marketing department pushing your goods can NOT be a bad deal for a relatively small and upstart company like AI.

Kay

[z5]

Ok, and where are these products they are going to market?

Game pack 1 and 2 which each 4 games...that's it? Or have i missed something?

IF Amiga Inc had some mindblasting cool games waiting to get advertised, then they would probably sell more this way...

[SlimJim]

@z5
 
> And i still wonder: where are all these good
> programs developed for AmigaAnywhere which
> are going to be published by the "wonderful" MS?
 
Hmmm... you don't think MS might have asked the
same question at one point? You don't find it a little
telling that they obviously was content enough with
the answer to strike a deal such as this?
 
What do you think?
.
SlimJim

[System]

The Amiga brand name on Microsoft products...

Actually it is the other way around. But Microsoft has been an Amiga developer/publisher before.

This deal only makes sure AmigaDE developers will have access to a very viable consumer market and widely available retail channels.

Other companies will take notice of Amiga as well, as IMO most computing related companies suffer from a tunnel vision syndrome (what are the folks at Microsoft doing today?).

[z5]

This deal only makes sure AmigaDE developers will have access to a very viable consumer market and widely available retail channels.

Good point...but i do keep wondering why the DE developers haven't managed to make any software yet. Where is all the software that MS are going to promote? Productivity software anyone? What about the next developper kit promised by Amiga Inc some years ago? Is it still coming... Are there any DE developpers out there anyway?

[Bridge]

ignore me "The WoAse2002 show " report I found online turned out not to be for this show!
-Bridge

[olegil]

Uhm, that must be pretty old.

[ikir]

I hate M$ :-(

I hope that is a nightmare.... :-x

[MAD]

Hoya!

ERK!

M$ NEVER team up with anybody just for fun!!!

They do so just to ASSIMILATE the company they're teaming up with!!!

They've prolly thought: Blimey! That Amiga thing is cool!
LET'S EAT IT!!!!!!!!!

I don't think that's good, really...

:evil: :evil: :evil:

M A D

[System]

but i do keep wondering why the DE developers haven't managed to make any software yet.

There are two different kinds of AmigaDE developers (although there is some overlap). Those who add technology enhancement to the AmigaDE and content developers.

The first entertainment pak is pretty good IMO, the second one will contain 4 other good games as well. For a review of Crossword Evolution read further here at GetBoiged. These two "paks" and soon 2 more, will be sold through Microsoft's retail channels.
 
There have been several teasers for PDA/cellphone targeted software titles currently under development by the AmigaDE developer community. Among them there are  very suitable games for future packs, i.e.
Brain Teaser or Jackpot!

[whabang]

Perfect, M$ get content for PocketPC and smartphone ( used to be incompatible AFAIK ) and DE/AA developers get a larger market. Now we only need a PalmOS version of DE/AA and Amiga will get really big!