Interview with KMOS CEO Garry Hare (25 Mar 04)

[bhoggett]

Right now, if I were Rory Bremner, I'd be quaking in my boots.

LOL!  :lol:

[bhoggett]

You, Bill Hoggett, seem to judge him before hand, not even knowing what happened. Innocent until proven guilty? Doesn't look like it.

Sorry, I've exhausted all the "good faith" and "benefit of the doubt" when it comes to things Amiga. After more than a decade of ****, can you blame me?

If I thought the explanations were comprehensive and  entirely credible, I'd have said nothing and waited. But the stories are incomplete, and there is conflicting evidence everywhere, so I stay suspicious. Frankly, if you don't like it, bite me!  :-D

BTW, does anyone know who this naughty Australian ex-Amiga employee is supposed to be? I didn't even know Amiga Inc had Australian employees involved with classic AmigaOS development, never mind someone who sold IP for profit. (There was a suggestion on the Bunny, but that was so silly I think I'd better discount it before I do Mr Hare an injustice)  :-P

[System]

{rant alert} -- don't read below if you're squeamish.



That's it....  I'm done.  I'm out...  I'm not playing any more....

Ya know?  Watching all this is like watching two fat kids fight over a dry-rotted basketball.  You don't really want to watch either fat kid play basketball, but the fight's kinda amusing.

In this case -- from transcripts and all other  accounts -- both parties have acted very much like children, both have lied in court (or at the very least been a little creative with the truth), and I honestly don't really care any more which "company" "wins" the lawsuit lotto for the remains of the long-dead horse.  This has become a lawsuit of egos, and stupidity nothing more.

 Who would have thought that this {bleep} between now at least three questionably honorable companies would be even more attractive as a past time than the Amiga computer itself ever was?

After re-reading the interview, comparing facts and dates from ALL the available documentation, then assimilating it all, I can safely say that the only thing they've accomplished with any success is that a great number of people here have lost interest in EITHER solution.

So, with that being said, I digress from commenting further. Someone wake me up when it's time to turn out the lights and go home.  You can find me at http://spookychick.com hanging out with the wife and a few friends, talking about horrible things.

[Cass]

Nice interview by the way. Some things I'd like to write about:

Mr Hare talked about new "strategic partners" etc. I hope this is good for Amiga in general and not some KMOS telecommunication industry business... (Although KMOS is a company, and companies are about money whatever the source might be).
I also really liked the way he addressed the developers issue/support. With no s/w a platform is dead.

On the other hand, the hardware is still the same it was a couple of years before. Nothing bad with that but the prices are high as if it was the cuting edge h/w on the IT sector... Even with a little market you cannot expect to counterbalance the expenses by selling at higher prices! A 20-30% higher prices over the corresponding present solutions on the sector might be tolerable, but over that, its just absurd. This is shame, and he should realise that there must be alternatives, and possibly following the technology advancement by keeping the pace (that's where the "strategic partnerships" count!;-)).

That's all from an amiga user's point of view. The rest is just telenovelas scripting :-D
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[bhoggett]

@T_Bone

Do business cards count?

 :lol:

What's really funny is that Mr Hermans' little attempt at belittling my opinions is almost a carbon copy of Mr Buck's. I always thought the two were much more similar than they'd like to admit.
 ;-)

[downix]

Hey Wayne, not a bad idea.

Altho I'd replace the basketball with a ripped speedo.

[amigacooke]

I am probably wrong, but quite a few people seem to have lost any interest in the 'Amiga' and only hang around to pick at the corpse and score a few points.

Shame  :-(

[bhoggett]

I am probably wrong, but quite a few people seem to have lost any interest in the 'Amiga' and only hang around to pick at the corpse and score a few points.

Less of a case of losing interest and more of a case of losing faith and hope. One can only hang around waiting for that which never arrives for so long.

The interest is rapidly turning more into morbid fascination. It's like watching a bad wreck and wondering how many more ways the victim will find to hurt themselves.

We may be seeing a change in the cast, but they're still acting from the same script.

[downix]

@bhoggett

Think they're going to go after the Mouse Trap's record?

[IonDeluxe]

Impersonation huh? it is impersonation if he said he was CEO, or said nothing. But he said he was not yet CEO of AMiga Inc and is thereby not impersonating a CEO. That is the "evidence" we have.Now so many people choose to ignore this "evidence" saying its not reliable, and then go on about waiting for other "evidence" to present itself.If you are going to use the "evidence" line then ALL evidence must be considered true and correct until proven otherwise.

I think that his offer to take up the burden of honouring the coupons a much greater telling of the character of the man than this rubbish over a business card.

With all the evidence available there is nothing to put doubt on what Gary Hare has said, therefore on the evidence we have available we must conclude that what Gary Hare has said is the truth.

There is no evidence either of IP laundering,and lack of any evidence to the contrary is not evidence in and of itself.

Quite simply there is not enough evidence available to prove anything other than what Has been claimed by Mr Hare so all this wasted text is nothing more than stirring up trouble.

It would be alot more conststructive no say nothing until such evidence comes to light, and/or  such law officials that are responsible for such thing tell us otherwise.

[cecilia]

Ya know? Watching all this is like watching two fat kids fight over a dry-rotted basketball. You don't really want to watch either fat kid play basketball, but the fight's kinda amusing.

didn't I see that on a South Park episode???:roflmao:

[Argo]

Does Garry Hare know how to search Internet using Google or other search engines?

You do realize that you are talking about a person that has just stated he's turned in to a SUIT in the last decade and carries a Mac Laptop to meeting for the look. He's a Business Man, not even close to being Joe Hacker CEO.

[Argo]

Trust Hare, McEwen, Buck, Moss & co.? I think I'd rather roast my balls over a slow fire. I see no evidence of an honest man amongst them.

"Chestnut roasting over an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose..."
Sorry, couldn't help it. I just read that and now I can't get the damn song out of my head. Thought I'd share.

[cecilia]

not even close to being Joe Hacker CEO

at least he admits it - instead of lying!

[Argo]

Being a pundit spreading nonsense on Amiga related sites is a rather poor substitute for a career

Makes an even worse hobby.
How about we talk about something other than the "Riddle of the Card"?

[Argo]

You can find me at http://spookychick.com hanging out with the wife and a few friends, talking about horrible things.

I though that's what was happening here.  :-?