[Rant] Good old times, where are thou? | ANN.lu |
Posted on 05-Dec-2002 15:03 GMT by A Reminder | 52 comments View flat View list |
Okay, so now everyone has got his/her very own opinion about all the mess occuring in the Amiga community nowadays (AmigaOS4 vs MorphOS1, AmigaInc/Eyetech/Hyperion vs Thendic/bplan, Bernie vs Harald/H&P, hackers/users/developers/dealers vs Elbox... urgh... who'll be the next??). Every fscking single day there's a new reason that tend to split us all, in a sort of all-against-all war ("I'm on a mission/I made my decision/To lead a path of self destruction" just like the Green Day sung... why can't everyone sit down, relax, bury the hatchet and try to be more constructive, d'oh).
But what if I don't wanna join the rat race? Yeh, I'm very happy with my good ol' hw (Blizz/Cyber+PPC/Vision) and I only wanna update my sw. So, when/where will I be able to buy the new AmigaOS and/or MorphOS and how much will they cost?
When will an official list of features be made available and definitive so that I can choose which one fits my needs the most?
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Posted by ilwrath on 06-Dec-2002 03:40 GMT | In reply to Comment 6 (MonkeyOS): "Yeah. Like I have 100,000 illegal copies of WinXp. I know they are illegal bootleg copies because Microsoft informed me. I should have known because they are CDRs with "WinXP" handwriteen in marker. But hot damn, I am going to keep selling these illegal copies because it feels good and dammy told me it's ok. Microsoft will just have to understand."
No, it's more like Gates and Ballmer getting in a fight. Gates leaves Microsoft, and vendors are left with stacks of unsold Windows CDs (which were official last week). Gates says these CDs are no longer licensed and should NOT be sold. Microsoft and Ballmer say everything's cool, keep sellin' em!
Who do you believe? Who's advice do you follow? Stop selling, and take a financial hit? Keep selling and take a publicity hit? Which'll it be?
Not so cut-and-dried, is it? Remember... Harald/H&P still claim the product is legal.... And Amiga Inc. hasn't made a stand, one way, or the other....
Personally, I believe Bernie, and think Harald and H&P are morally bankrupt arse-holes, but I don't hold anything against dealers still selling product. |
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