#SAS dumps Amiga
I don't think that's a fair characterization. We notified people at least
six months in advance that support was being dropped, and 9 months in advance
that development was being dropped. We did drop our prices, and we were
telling people that called for a long time what the situation was.
Our prices were dropped in August; current retail price is $199 in the US.
Price for academic discount, competitive upgrades, and V5 upgrades is $99.50.
Price for a V6 upgrade is $59. These are NOT gouging prices for a product
with as much development effort and production cost as the Amiga development
system.
It's unfortunate that the decision had to be made to withdraw from the Amiga
market, but given that it was made, I think SAS Institute handled the
situation about as well as it could be handled.
–Doug