no, they were actually announcing their development plans for the near-term.
OK, I'll bear that in mind
there is good and plentiful documentation included in the retail package, but nothing that i can see online. support is something i'd like to see improved, but given the small size of the community, the help available on the fora, and the fact that neither the morphOS team nor the AROS developers offer formal support either, i doubt we'll see anything on that front for a while.
Glad you agree on that point, but Darren Eveland 'HammerD' has gone to a lot of trouble to make such information readily available, but I still feel that it should be on either Hyperion's or AmigaKit's website as they are the publishers, and authorised dealers - respectively, and Darren shouldn't be having to do it for them, though hopefully they have come to some financial arrangement with him for all his useful effort
from what i have garnered from friends who used both OS4 and v4.1 with the subsequent updates, that it is a much, much improved product.
I really hope it is, but I'm still seeing posts on some of the Amiga forums the difficulties that some users are having with Classic OS4.1 in its latest creation, so the software still needs some noticeable improvement and work to get it up the standard I'd be prepared to consider buying it, so there's some way to go yet, IMHO.
I had some good news from Elbox, who say that they are currently working on implementing for OS4.1, what was a DMA 'hack' under OS3.9, for the PCI library 10.x which would see, the currently usable under OS3.9, DMA requiring PCI cards for the Mediator become usable under Classic OS4.1+, which would be really good news.
That should mean that the Soundblaster 128 & LIVE and other PCI Soundcards, faster network cards - the RTL8139, the Spider USB, and other PCI cards would become usable again with a Mediator - but this is work that is currently under way, and not completed or confirmed as yet.
I also believe there is a new batch/model of A1200 FastATA boards being produced for one of our favourite suppliers, so if this occurs I will feel more strongly about migrating to Classic OS4.1 than I have done before, but it is still an egg not a chicken that we have here, so I'll be watching for it all to materialise, but it certainly sounds like good news.
Elbox also still have plans, they say, for a PCI PPC card for the Mediator, but I don't have any more specific details on those plans, as yet.
I did ask them if they minded if I posted this information on this site, but they didn't reply yesterday, one way or the other, so I've gone ahead and let the wider Amiga community know of what I've been told so far, which I hope is of interest to other people who seem to be interested in this thread.
i can only say that OS 4.1u2 is fantastic on my SAM.
Well, I'm pleased you are happy with it on newer hardware, but I still feel the price for the hardware is expensive, notwithstanding the hardware is being produced in relatively small batches.
perhaps there is someone that frequents these boards within driving distance that wouldn't mind you trying OS 4.1 on their system? if you lived in connecticut, you'd be welcome to swing by me -- but then again, i don't have classic hardware.
I'm not aware of anyone in my area in the UK with such Classic PPC hardware, and Classic OS4.1, unfortunately.
i hope someone from hyperion is reading all of this, but if not, try reaching out to them and see if they are willing to help with a discount or offer a refund guarantee or something. the worst they can say is 'no,' so it's worth a shot.
I've tried contacting Hyperion before, and it's like trying to get a response from the Marie Celeste.
let us know what you end up deciding. 
There's a long way to go, read that as a possible long wait, before I make a decision on buying Classic OS4.1, as it has yet to become stable, and really usable with the DMA cards, as I feel many Mediator owners with PPC boards are holding their breath for such developments.
