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Offline dammy

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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #59 on: February 25, 2011, 12:28:52 AM »
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Whatever the liscense was for..
 
There goes 1/2 of cusa's customers. I can't imagine they would be very happy about another company selling amiga branded computers. I mean after the millions they spent on research and development and all...
 
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IContain is for RTO items.  You don't make your payments, the item stops working.  That is what this is all about.  So I don't see any significant issues with C=USA Amiga line, do you?
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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #60 on: February 25, 2011, 12:34:49 AM »
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IContain is for RTO items.  You don't make your payments, the item stops working.  That is what this is all about.  So I don't see any significant issues with C=USA Amiga line, do you?

No, I don't think it really interferes with CUSA's plans either. Its just dumb. A rent to own tv "protected by Amiga" that shuts off if you miss payments? I doubt we'll even see this technology in the US.
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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #61 on: February 25, 2011, 12:44:53 AM »
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Its just dumb. A rent to own tv "protected by Amiga" that shuts off if you miss payments? I doubt we'll even see this technology in the US.
Reminds me of the DIVX "degradable DVD" format the movie industry wanted to push a while back. The only people stupid enough to go with rent-to-own schemes, particularily with something that depreciates as fast as consumer electronics, are the trailer-park monkeys that use rent-to-own as a "free stuff until it's repossessed, rinse, lather, repeat" service already. Just a shame this scam gets added to the list of things the "Amiga" label has been abused by...
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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #62 on: February 25, 2011, 12:49:50 AM »
I wonder if "Wild" Bill would be interested in granting me the rights to use the Amiga name on a new line of Hydro-Ceramic waste disposal systems?
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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #63 on: February 25, 2011, 12:52:51 AM »
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It has been something like -25ºC (-13 ºF) for couple of weeks now.

That explains how Piru gets so much programming done!  It is just too damn cold to do anything else.

I live on top of a mountain in sunny and usually warm Southern California, but we are expecting a foot of new snow by Saturday followed by temperatures below zero, but it was almost 55 degrees today.
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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #64 on: February 25, 2011, 01:00:57 AM »
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I wonder if "Wild" Bill would be interested in granting me the rights to use the Amiga name on a new line of Hydro-Ceramic waste disposal systems?

Apparently, if you've got the money you can license the name for about anything. Buy why...
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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #65 on: February 25, 2011, 01:13:00 AM »
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IContain resembles IWin (who remembers this hoax?)


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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #66 on: February 25, 2011, 01:15:34 AM »
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Amiga will rule the world! :)


Yeah... reminds of the same kind of feeling watching night of the living dead. 'Cept this time all the zombies are named Amiga.

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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #67 on: February 25, 2011, 01:21:53 AM »
Barry sent me a few pictures of the products he readying for introduction. They look pretty good.


"Our mold for the C64 is in production, and we will be able to ship end of March/early April."

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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #68 on: February 25, 2011, 01:30:42 AM »
RTO biz = Bottomfeeders.  Almost as bad as the scum that do short-term loans.

No surprise that they'd try to put some polish on the turd that is their business by assuming a deceased brand and passing of their yum-cha OEM products as something more than they are.

Scraping rock bottom.
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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #69 on: February 25, 2011, 01:32:45 AM »
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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #70 on: February 25, 2011, 01:46:11 AM »
Whats funny about this is that the people licencing/borrowing the Amiga name are being played even worse than the sad schmucks that buy in to the Rent-to-Own schemes.
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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #71 on: February 25, 2011, 01:49:13 AM »
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You really need to secure the Amiga naming rights in Scotland! :)


AmigaScotland.com is in the pipeline... ;)

But I'm still working on AmigaUK.com and CommodoreScotland.com and so it will have to take a back seat for a wee while... :)

Just one thing though neither AmigaUK.com or CommodoreScotland.com will ever try and con the Amiga community with false hopes and promises... :)

We are dedicated to giving everything away for free... :)



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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #72 on: February 25, 2011, 02:50:01 AM »
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No, I don't think it really interferes with CUSA's plans either. Its just dumb. A rent to own tv "protected by Amiga" that shuts off if you miss payments? I doubt we'll even see this technology in the US.


Like OnStar?  The technology is already here for autos: http://vehicle-tracking-gps.com/wordpress/2010/01/19/obdii-port-gps-tracker-for-buy-here-pay-here-auto-dealers/
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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #73 on: February 25, 2011, 02:55:57 AM »
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Like OnStar?  The technology is already here for autos: http://vehicle-tracking-gps.com/wordpress/2010/01/19/obdii-port-gps-tracker-for-buy-here-pay-here-auto-dealers/
The technology exists, yes, but OnStar uses it to serve the customer, not control them. There's a huge difference between buying something advertised as "our technology lets you disable your stuff if it's stolen!" and "our technology lets us disable your stuff if you don't pay up!", and good freaking luck trying to fool all but the densest of consumers into not seeing the difference.
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Re: IContain announces Amiga branded TVs, cell phones and computers
« Reply #74 from previous page: February 25, 2011, 03:10:56 AM »
Who knew AmigaAnywhere meant there would be a host of companies using the Amiga brand?
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