the other retro computer boards I am on, there is much more positive attitudes and helpfulness on them versus the Amiga sites. Seems like other retro folks I meet on other sites enjoy a common bond of using their machines.
The problem is that the Amiga platform is the only "retro" platform that hasn't (in terms of its users) fully come to terms with its death yet. Some of us still believe... or if not believe then fantasise... that the Amiga could come back. This is because there was so much potential for the Amiga brand, even after Commodore's death. Unfortunately the potential was squandered. But a lot of us are still waiting or dreaming of the Amiga's rise from the ashes. We've had a lot of promises along the way that have kept the fire of hope going.
Contrast that to the other retro platforms, for whom there was never any real hope of a platform revival. They've come to terms with the death of their favourite platform, so now they just enjoy it for what it is. The Amiga platform is infected with infighting because everyone wants to see it succeed, but nobody can agree on the direction and we've had poor leadership.
I know you're a big Apple fan. I can see why a lot of people would choose to be Apple fans these days, but if you want my opinion... the Amiga was better than the Apple Mac. It should have been our platform competing with and beating Microsoft. But yours had good leadership, investment in development and excellent marketing. Ours had poor leadership, minimal investment and crap marketing.
That's why there's a difference in attitude between other retro computing forums and ours
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