Amiga.org Exclusive Interview with the CEO of CommodoreUSA

[djrikki]

Last year when you threaten OSNews with that cut, copy and paste letter you included your postal address in the original email which OSNews posted in its entirety.  Did you ever receive that free brochure about erectile dysfunction?

[TheBilgeRat]

Except Middleman is not from C=USA, he is a customer of theirs.

lol

[darkage]

He's definitely a middleman for something

[A3KOne]

Why does people think PPC processors are bad? I mean, I just don't get it. I think PPC is just fine, and I disagree with you that intel and AMD processors are the way to go. I think that PPC is just as good as intel's cheap, generic crap.

The Earth is flat. 16K is all you will ever need.  There is no global warming. Normal people don't need color graphics.  Sound is bad for business computers, and smoking is good for you.  If the King James Bible was good enough for Paul, it should be good enough for you.

[orb85750]

Question:

Have you considered working with any company other than (Amiga, Inc.) to promote new Amiga products that might be more acceptable to the Amiga community?  

How about new expansions for the classic Amiga line?

[Master Chief]

The Earth is flat. 16K is all you will ever need.  There is no global warming. Normal people don't need color graphics.  Sound is bad for business computers, and smoking is good for you.  If the King James Bible was good enough for Paul, it should be good enough for you.

Um, no, global warming isn't happening, and sorry if I offended you with the comment of Intel and AMD's processors being generic, but if you didn't like it, you should move on. And quit insulting my intelligence. :quickdraw:

[dammy]

Yeah I thought that was suss as well..  haha maybe he is Barry's evil twin

Actually I think he defends CUSA a little too much to be a simple customer...  hmmm..

Middleman is currently located in Hong Kong, IIRC.

[CSixx]

Middleman is currently located in Hong Kong, IIRC.

He must be the one putting together deals with the suppliers...

[A3KOne]

Um, no, global warming isn't happening, and sorry if I offended you with the comment of Intel and AMD's processors being generic, but if you didn't like it, you should move on. And quit insulting my intelligence. :quickdraw:

You don't need me to insult your intelligence.  

The price to performance ratio of Intel / AMD is lightyears beyond PPC, an overpriced piece of hardware who's time of desktop usefulness has long since passed.  Embedded applications or console gaming where the chips are purchased in the bazillions and the hardware sold at a loss is one thing...an Amiga computer in 2012 is another.

Amiga users want hardware to be available for purchase at a reasonable price.  Neither of those can be delivered with PPC.  That argument has long since been decided.  Give me AmigaOS ported to x64 running on an AMD kit with a few gigs of DDR3 and a Radeon HD 6770, and I am happy.  Wrap it up in a nice custom Amiga branded case without a giant price increase, and I am happier.  X86 was the only upgrade path where Amiga could have survived as a viable platform for the everyday user.  It is probably way too late to revive the brand with X86 - but it is the ONLY chance.

[commodorejohn]

It's a bit presumptuous for one person to claim to speak for "Amiga users" as a whole. I'm an Amiga user, and x86 has no interest for me...

[amiga-penn-wchester]

until someone designs and produces an AGA++/AAA system (hardware) that talks modern processor (and people are willing to learn how to program it in assembly), there will be no advancement in Amiga Computing as you believe it should be. Anything else is pure hobbyist stuff. AROS/MorphOS - fun, but fakeass.

[amiga-penn-wchester]

silly company, silly product. no need for an "interview".   You want to make a new amiga? Design and produce new custom chips and find hackers to make them hum.  Amiga operating system is not a slick GUI - it's making the most out of the least. It's what basic linux/unix is but with some sound and vision...

[Tripitaka]

It's a bit presumptuous for one person to claim to speak for "Amiga users" as a whole. I'm an Amiga user, and x86 has no interest for me...

+1

[swoslover]

Um, no, global warming isn't happening, and sorry if I offended you with the comment of Intel and AMD's processors being generic, but if you didn't like it, you should move on. And quit insulting my intelligence. :quickdraw:

The way you act 68k processors were individually hand crafted by unicorns.

Wait.  No they weren't.

Motorola produced them in the millions so they are about as generic as can be.

[Darrin]

Middleman is currently located in Hong Kong, IIRC.

Is that Hong Kong in Germany, like your factory?

[Middleman]

Sure... it's just a coincidence his name is "middleman" and he speaks of making negotiations between Barry and a.org.

He must be the one putting together deals with the suppliers...

Erm, a question for you folks….why's the TOPIC suddenly turned all onto ME? Especially when I have stated clearly I have no affiliation with CUSA other than just being their customer? :confused:

Middleman is currently located in Hong Kong, IIRC.

Thanks Dammy…….yes you did remember correct. I am an expat from the UK currently enjoying the life here in Hong Kong. In a place where the food is good, the people is great and the tech is even greater…for instance, I was just looking at the latest WD Thunderbolt Duo drives which has just come onto the market the other day. It's a 6TB drive available right now for around $5500 HK dollars…..not bad if you ask me for a drive that also has a removable casing (so you can replace the drives inside). When Ivy Bridge arrives soon I might get it for a new system....

Generally speaking there's a really big IT community and market here right now, especially with the Android tablets, smartphones, 3D Bluray drives/players etc. out now and the arrival of Apple's Store which opened here last year at the IFC. There's a lot of choice here in terms of tech gear right now….so much so, it'll take me a good half a day just to list out what's available out there at the moment….