Alan Redhouse Interviewed

[Kees]

Amigaworld.net interviewed Alan Redhouse, CEO of Eyetech, about the AmigaOne project.

"For now however we are working with industrial design house and Amiga enthusiasts Naya Design, to introduce a range of AmigaOne case 'mods' which are relatively modestly priced in themselves, but which will turn a decent off-the-shelf PC ATX or ITX case into a distinctively Amiga product."

Click here for the interview ...

[Acill]

We are also working with Hyperion to try to make a hard-disk installable version of OS4 beta available to all existing A1 Earlybird customers and developers, hopefully before this Christmas.

Now thats the smartest thing I have ever hear! Lets get it don Alan!!

[Animagic]

I liked the question about custom case design.

I think that it would be a good idea to start a A1 case design contest on amiga.org

[Eric_Z]

Great idea!

Just as long as the contestors remember that we are talking about mod kits to use on allready existing Amigas and not a new line of towers.

...Think bumper stickers... ;-)

[Quixote]

;-) Looks good, very good. I'm a happy bunny.

[Coder]

And in terms of real sales for real money (which in my view is the ultimate measure of success - anyone can give boards away) we really seem to have no significant competition to date.

If anyone can do just that what's stopping Eyetech of just doing that? A few boards to developers. It sure is the better marketing thing. Who can do it you say? Anyone, right? :-) Also the giving away of a board will result in people buying a new version of that board.

Pegasos/MorphOS is competition.

We are also working with Hyperion to try to make a hard-disk installable version of OS4 beta available to all existing A1 Earlybird customers and developers, hopefully before this Christmas.

Now that would be something. Still no final version but something. How about the Cyberstorm people?

Coder

[ikir]

Great interview!!!!!!!!

[lempkee]

nice interview but he really didnt answer my question but then again he allready answered it earlier in the thread....heh kinda weird...but still its looking comfy 1 isle up!

[Panthro]

If anyone can do just that what's stopping Eyetech of just doing that?

I got the impression that they had given away boards just not close to what the Peg boys had.

So he was really saying that to measure from a finacial pov you can only count the ones you sold.

Pegasos/MorphOS is competition.

I agree with this, MOs was going to be competing for Amiga users money/loyaltly at it's conception, he knows this so does bbrv (being far from stupid) but Alan was talking in terms of volume of sale's, so from a certain pov hes correct.

but the peg2 (and peg3 WHEN the vapour solidifys into product) might offer a little more sales in thier favour of MOs :-) lets hope this drives both platforms to new heights. :-D

[takemehomegrandma]

Now thats the smartest thing I have ever hear! Lets get it don Alan!!

But I thought that the only reason to why there was no OS4 released to A1 owners was because "we only get one chance to make a first impression" and "we won't ship half finished products", etc?  :-P

I am glad they finally comes to their senses about this, releasing beta versions of the OS is the best thing to do. The current userbase in the community is not the helpless clueless people you will see in the common PC world. We can handle betas! :-)

I also hope that this finally will put an end to the old tiresome "muahaha, MorphOS might be out, but it's BETA" kind of discussions ... :-)

[takemehomegrandma]

If anyone can do just that what's stopping Eyetech of just doing that? A few boards to developers. It sure is the better marketing thing. Who can do it you say? Anyone, right?

Exactly!

IMHO, this (as well as the mockery tone in which it's written) is only a try to make a positive spin on the fact that Genesi has a lot of resources and is very serious about advancing their platform into the future, while Eyetech simply hasn't the same possibilities.

Besides, pure logic says that Genesi's in-house R&D and production might reduce the costs and make it possible to sell boards to a lower price and STILL make money on them!

[vortexau]

takemehomegrandma said

Besides, pure logic says that Genesi's in-house R&D and production might reduce the costs and make it possible to sell boards to a lower price and STILL make money on them!

Logic?  Logic, you say?  Other might just call THAT "cookin' the books"!

[takemehomegrandma]

Logic? Logic, you say?

Yeah, why the DELL not?  (Borrowing a punchline there  :-P)
You know, this has been the key to the success of one of the largest computer manufacturer in the world (guess which one  :-D).

While a lot of different companies are involved in the A1 (MAI, the mobo design company, the manufacturer (or is that the same as the designer?), Eyetech (and then shipment around the world, extensive testing to see which ones works good enough with the G4, etc)) and each wanting a piece of the pie, you must agree that Genesi's approach is much more flexible and is involving less companies and cost sources, right?

[JoannaK]

ikir: Yep.. Seen your comment on 3 different sites ..  So it must be great (would likely be 4 if I read AW) :-D

Anyhow.. IMHO there ain't much new in it. Same chitchat and answers lifted  from Mai marketting material. Big speech about how this technology is better than anyone else been able to make. And once again more talk about China and how they  adore him .. (sorry.. irony)

Expecting Chinese to purchase this system without any reserch and product comparision  is quite blindsighted. Meanwhile AlanR has been there couple times talking and having tea, companies like Sun and AMD are doing real deals. And why .. they have real product and can back their marketting with facts.

For example: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/34068.html
Sun delivering a Million Java Desktops with Linux  to China in Next year alone. Those machines are cheaper and faster than anything Eyetech can offer.

[jahc]

@JoannaK

Remind me, why do you read this news site again?