CompuServe Messages

"First, there seems to be a lot of interested corporations wanting to aquire the Amiga Technology. Second, there seems to be a commitment that whoever gets that technology continue support of the "AMIGA" as a platform. Third, when the dust settles, the Amiga won't be burdened by a blood-sucking upper management. Fourth, with a installed base of 5 million Amigas worldwide…there will be aftermarket support. Fifth, as far as I can tell, no other platform can produce VIDEO as well or as cheaply as the Amiga. Sixth, Just because Commodore s in trouble doesn't mean the Amiga is automatically dead." Items 1, 2, 3, and 4 are all based on rumor, not fact. There is a *rumor* that some Japanese company has arranged to take over Commodore in Europe (with nothing being said about the possibility of fraud in connection with the liquidation of the Bahamian and US companies). It's a *rumor*, not a fact. Someone else is speculating that he will buy the rights to the Amiga technology and share it with all interested parties. It's a long way between claiming that you're going to do something of this nature and actually getting it done – and there are lots of hurdles along the way. So your first point isn't based on anything resembling facts. Your second point is totally contingent upon the first point being valid which it isn't. Your third point seems to ignore the fact that Gould controlled companies appear to be significant secured creditors and, in fact, could conceivably wind up being key players in the "Mysterious Japanese Purchaser" fable noted above. So a very key player in the "blood-sucking upper management" might remain in a controlling position. Point 4 is a conclusion. Those five million Amigas, I presume, represent a count of all the Amigas ever sold. That doesn't mean their owners are active consumers and those are the people who really count in maintaining "aftermarket support". Point 5 is arguable, but not totally, true. There are many alternatives available in the market, though I agree none might be as inexpensive as the Toaster/Amiga combination. Point 6 strikes me as an expression of hope, not a tangible fact. Purchasing a Toaster now without waiting for the Commodore dust to clear doesn't strike me as a particularly sensible idea. Better to wait several weeks and see what the real nature of Commodore's liquidation is and whether or not any of these promised resurrection schemes come to pass. Jerry