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| Posted by Anonymous on 07-Aug-2004 10:29 GMT | In reply to Comment 23 (Darth_X):
> A personal apology to developers who lost thousands of $$$
Name one. I mean, name a developer who invested "thousands of $$$" and got no
return. If "losing" to you means not getting money for software you have
developed because no one buys it because the platform is just launched and not
(yet) as visible as others are, that is not what I call lost. Well could one
as a developer really expect to sell thousands of copies of AmigaDE software
yet?
And then there's ZeoNeo would seem to do quite well with DE soft. There is more
often only 1 out of 10 who is successful than it is the other way around. And
that's not for AmigaDE only.
> KMOS sole focus is handheld/phone *services*
This is wrong. That is if handheld's and (mobile) phones are the only network
devices you know, you're right. KMOS is into network solutions, solutions, not
services. A service is when they'd be a carrier, phone corp or such.
"Network solutions" can be as diverse as a media center computer, a kiosk
system, a DVD player with ethernet, a device like Apples AirPort Express, an mp3
player with WLAN, video streaming clients, for companies it could be software
for VPN over WLAN, tablet pc's, a handheld communication platform like the
BlackBerry is, a device like the Philips iPronto (which is powered by intent
btw; and Garry Hare has worked for Philips) as a remote administration client
for the network (instead of the TV set). etc. This list is all but complete.
For some of those with a small displays AmigaDE seems sufficient, for those
that feature a larger display and allow input through touchscreen or keyboards
AmigaOS could be more suited (this would also mean that AmigaOS would get WLAN,
VPN, touchscreen recognition, ...!), when you need Java the choice is clear
for now and so on.
So AmigaDE would be the choice for a mobile where you only have a rather fixed
environment (which the DePlayer technology would enable). When the user should
be able to install additional programs, needs to run several in parallel
(multitask) and needs more desktop like features or a more versatile device
which can be used for different tasks AmigaOS would be favorable.
Of course I don't know what exactly KMOS has planned, but surely it's not just
selling "P & P" (PDA 'n' Phone) like devices. We'll have to see what emerges
off them.
What this all (and Garry Hare) have to do with Genesis OpenBSD troubles is
beyond me. Oh well, you're president of the US is responsible for the poor
weather on this side of the pond (Europe that is) until recently, isn't he? ;-) |
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