Amiga Inc auctioning off office and computers?

[falemagn]

Nothing to worry about! They're just becoming hardware independant!

ROTFL  :lol: that's a good one :roflmao:

[greenboy]

Ah, Mike Bouma was calling EVERYBODY fudders who thougfht the offices had been closed. Then, some time later, some quiet news about moving to more modest digs. But no connection between the two, of course.

I wish I could say that Amiga Inc themselves were auctioning the equipment, to pay Bolton Peck. But I think that is probably not the case, at either end of the equation.

[Paul_Gadd]

Yes send proper hard hitting questions to that Fleecy Q&L but have you ever noticed only the mild questions get answered?

What is better

Fleecy who is the CEO at Amiga Inc?

or

Fleecy  your amazing can i have your autograph?

The second one would get answered and the first one would magically vanish.

[Warface]

Sitting here thinking about this, and going back through the posts regarding the subject when they vehemently denied losing their offices, stating only that they have "relocated", I wonder if anyone will actually apologize to me for all the times I've been called a liar for bringing this stuff to the community's attention?

Noone will apologize you. They never did. When I stated in 2001 august that some delay in the AmigaONE/OS4 will most probably occur I've been cried out loud a liar by Gary Peake. The very same people who cheered him then sit now on amigaworld.net and repeat the same.

I've seen you apologize if you were mistaken. Why I can't see them doing the same after all those insults?
Don't want to make it personal and listing names, but if one browses the archives will find very strong words at times.

However, I have to add that Fleecy once apologized for the false announcements at the start of the QA-s and promised that it will never happen again... Yet...

[DaveP]

@Paul

I have asked hard hitting questions five times now, two look like anonymous questions because I deleted my ID ( DaveW ) and the last two were in last weeks questions ( not selected ) and this weeks question ( theres still hope ).

What the middle third one was I cant remember.

[Warface]

Thank god AOS4 is safe in all this. There is a point where rumours either become accepted truth or accepted falsehood. Which way will these go?

No, it isn't. Remember Haage und Partner. Being the saviour, leading SW company of the community, now public enemy. I hate to say, but if/when it will happen: I've told you months ago that this may happen. Hope I won't be right.

[Paul_Gadd]

@DaveP

Do you think that Q&A is rigged? (i do)

[alx]

Perhaps the stuff is obselete or unused.  And saying that their site was down doesn't have any relevence - we all know how unreliable their ISP can be :-)

But with things as they stand it's still cause for concern - I wonder what A inc say :-?

BTW does anyone here live near A inc's offices?  A lot of people would be interested in seeing what is happening there.  And if someone does drop by, can they install a webcam?

[DaveP]

@Paul

Well there is only one way they can rig it, and that is the selection process.

I can see three possible alternatives:

#1 Questions get selected that won't offend Fleecy because if he is offended the Q+A might cease and it draws publicity and hits to the site.

#2 Questions get selected that Fleecy sayes he can answer, so whilst at the height of the criticism ( that only the easy questions are selected) ( but only easy ones were being asked for a while because we were all trying to work out how far we could go in our questioning before they were not selected ) some of the more negative questions were put for a week. Now that has been done they can say "see look we did what you asked".

#3 Questions get selected that do not create adverse publicity for Amiga Inc.

@Warface

According to Hyperion, AOS4 is protected in the contract. I see no reason why they would lie about that. It is possible that the contract is not failsafe but being in different countries helps - you can get protection behind geographical legal boundaries. ;-)

@All

You must remember that for a long time now we have had  just peoples word to go by in order to judge the situation. Some people have taken a certain type of "word" ( say anti-Amiga Inc ) as truth without question, some people have taken another type of "word" as truth without question ( say pro-Amiga Inc ) and others ( like me and most of you ) think about who the source is, why they would say that and what the possible alternatives are. It may cloud the truth a bit while the possible alternatives are discussed and eliminated but its better than being a B*F where *=faction.

[Bodie]

With all that is heppening, I'm really questioning whether I should get one now :-? .

[Warface]

According to Hyperion, AOS4 is protected in the contract. I see no reason why they would lie about that. It is possible that the contract is not failsafe but being in different countries helps - you can get protection behind geographical legal boundaries.

No, I didn't mean AmigaOS4.0. I meant the future versions. And Hyperion itself.

Never the less, I still has respect towards Haage und Partner despite the negative attitude towards them. Just as I respect Hyperion. (as some may have noticed this by now this Haage saviour/public enemy theory is a fixa idea of mine, sorry for that :-))

[PhatBoiCollier]

Strange how all this coincides with the release of Matrix 2.  Maybe Bill took the green pill and woke up to find Tim Rue telling him "welcome to the real world"?

AI dont need furniture any more because its not real.  We are all not real.  We are all just tools in a giant digital environment.

Seriously though, this has me a little concerned.  Seems strange though just after the game packs are released.  Maybe the game packs are making them millions and they are flogging the old rubbish to buy titanium and diamond encrusted desks?

[greenboy]

I think Bolton Peck lived near the offices (in Puget Sound commuter terms)...

[DaveP]

@Warface

IIRC Hyperion clarified in public that if AInc went tits-up.com  then they had the full rights to continue to develop AOS beyond AOS4.

@Bodie

Given this is unlikely to impact the A1 or AOS4 in any way whatsover I wouldn't let it impact your purchasing decisions in that respect.

[Desmon]

@HMetal

Alas, no floor polisher left though. Ah well.

Damn!!!! I soooo wanted one after the deathbed vigil

BTW, do they pay you extra for all the PR work? Or are you on fireman's wages already?

 Cache Ya,
 Craig.

[Desmon]

@Wayne

Sitting here thinking about this, and going back through the posts regarding the subject when they vehemently denied losing their offices, stating only that they have "relocated", I wonder if anyone will actually apologize to me for all the times I've been called a liar for bringing this stuff to the community's attention?

Sorry. No apologies from here. But then I have nothing to apologise to you for.

 Cache Ya,
 Craig.