[Rant] osopinion: Close That Open Hardware! | ANN.lu |
Posted on 12-Jun-2002 00:21 GMT by sutro | 169 comments View flat View list |
A rather unispired article at best. Read
here for more.
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osopinion: Close That Open Hardware! : Comment 121 of 169 | ANN.lu |
Posted by Marcus Sundman on 14-Jun-2002 16:17 GMT | In reply to Comment 119 (Adam Kowalczyk): > In short, allowing the OS to run on any unlicensed POP board does not make
> any sense for Amiga Inc. I'm sure the circulation of the OS would increase,
> but how many of those would be legitimate copies?
Err.. "allowing OS4 to be run on unlicensed POP boards does not make any sense" only if the total number of legitimate copies of OS4 would be less than if it could be run only on licensed boards.
Let's speculate a bit about the relative numbers of people running what on AmigaOnes and PegaSOS boards:
OS4 only on licensed boards (and PegaSOS wouldn't be licensed):
> 70% - AmigaOne + OS4
> 30% - PegaSOS + MoreFuss
OS4 also on PegaSOS boards (either unlicensed or licensed):
> 50% - AmigaOne + OS4
> 40% - PegaSOS + OS4
> 10% - PegaSOS + MoreFuss
If these figures were real (which they of course aren't) then even if half of the OS4 versions sold were pirated copies there would still be as many legitimate copies sold as if OS4 would only run on the AmigaOne, but there would also be a 29% increase in the user base (70% to 90%).
In any case, if OS4 can be run on a certain POP board, POPX, if it just had the copy-protection (be it USB-dongle or whatever) then the figures would be as follows (this is of course NOT speculation):
OS4 available as OEM only:
- x illegal copies on POPX
- 0 (zero) legal copies on POPX
> i.e. 0% legal copies on POPX
OS4 also as a retail version:
- y illegal copies on POPX
- z legal copies on POPX
> i.e. p% legal copies on POPX
From here it is just a matter of opinion. If you believe that allowing OS4 to be run on unlicensed hardware will be more beneficial to Ainc, fine. If you don't, fine. It will still only be your belief. We will never find out which case is true.
> The only thing you will be supporting by buying hardware outside of
> the licensed products is the Amiga's funeral procession.
That may be your belief. Some might share it, some might not. (If one does not then it does not mean that that person is a "copyright infringing pirate" or whatever.) |
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