@Atheist

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Indeed it was, and I guarantee you that bill gates didn't become the 6 billion dollar man, ten times over, collecting $4.50 per windross install.

The situations are quite different. Microsoft produces Windows, and thus gets the bulk of the earnings. AOS4 is Hyperion's product, and Amiga, Inc. is only entitled to a percentage. This simple fact realigns the comparison considerably, even without getting into the details of each product and market.

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Quote: I don't think it has anything to do with anything today. To bb it does, that's the price he wants it for.

Even if it was, it is just a license fee and so should not be a large percentage of the unit price of the OS, and should be paid on a per-unit basis. If Hyperion is selling AOS4 for $100, what do you think Amiga, Inc. gets out of that? They would still get that, whether the hardware is an Eyetech A1 or a Genesi ODW or a Troika AmyO5 or whatever. The point is, in none of these cases is a punitive barrier in the form of a large upfront fee reasonable. If Amiga, Inc. wants a "license fee" of $50 per unit that's up to them, if they think they can get that. But the key is the fee should be paid on individual units, not a large flat fee no matter how many|few sell, IMO. That's not a reasonable risk for the system seller, not in this situation especially.

-- gary_c

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