I haven't read all the comments, but if they have any news on the netbook it will surely be announced at Amiwest this year.
If they don't provide at least some new information at, or before the 2012 AmiWest Show, something is really wrong, considering the initial statement from last year's AmiWest Show was that the Hyperion OS4.x NetBook would be released some time around June or July of 2012.
If that statement is not what other people remember hearing at last year's show, I would like to read a direct quote of what was said to refresh my memory. My memory of the projected release date could be incorrect, as everyone knows my memory ain't what it used to be.
(Edit: I found a YouTube video of the announcement made during the 2011 AmiWest Show which clearly says a projected release during the first half of 2012, so it is really a shame that no information has been released from Hyperion, now that we are nearing the end of the 3rd quarter of 2012. A simple statement about what is going on is all that they needed to give us, to protect the respect that Amiga users have given to Hyperion. Each time they choose to ignore us, or keep us in the dark with zero information about why they have not met their projected goals, they lose a little bit more of the respect all OS4.x users want to keep giving to them. We as users would like Hyperion to give us the same amount of respect as we give to them. After all, we have paid for their product and show confidence and respect for them by continuing to purchase their product, even when it is not perfected and still needs more work. We trust them to continue working on OS4.x as they have promised they would. I would hope that they can return some of that trust, by giving us some information about what is happening within their company, which we are supporting and want to continue supporting.)
I don't blame Hyperion for missing a projected release date, that happens with tons of computer software and hardware companies probably more often than projected release dates being accurate, but I am disappointed that they have not released a single shred of information about the proposed OS4.x NetBook this Summer, when all of us were expecting something. If not an actual release of the NetBook, at least some kind of information or update on the progress of their work on porting OS4.x to it and getting the drivers written to use the most/all features of the NetBook.
Amiga users have more patience than any other computer users in the World, but that patience should not be abused by companies that want our continued support.
Don't get me wrong, as a new X1000 owner, I want Hyperion to succeed and prosper as much as possible, as their success and continued progress on OS4.x is vital to my continued enjoyment of my X1000.
That does not mean that users of OS4.x can't offer constructive criticism of Hyperion's decisions and practices, but hopefully any criticism by OS4.x users will be done in a helpful way and not with the intent to hurt the owner of the OS we want to run. I did not buy my X1000 to run Linux on (but I am glad that it can).
I know that this message might anger some of the supporters of Hyperion and OS4.x, but I think that we, the users of OS4.x need to express our opinions and views about the decisions and actions (or lack of actions) of Hyperion, if we are ever going to expect them to act differently and hopefully meet our expectations and their own promises, or projections. I understand that setbacks happen and resources are extremely limited, but that is no good excuse for not communicating with your supporters. This goes for all flavors of NG Amiga systems.
