@Jorge

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Except that QNX is a complete different beast.

True, the markets are different (although QNX does have products for desktop systems). So it'd be good to find other examples. How about Windows? Do motherboard makers pay Microsoft a license fee?

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I mean, how to you make sure the people will actually buy the OS and not just copy it ?

See dongle/badge idea, above.

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Bundling it with the HW is one option.

Right, and is an option. But this means the hardware company couldn't sell boards without AmigaOS, as AI/Hyperion fear copies of the OS would end up on these boards. This means no board sales to larger markets, i.e., no financial viability for the hardware, so the shop closes up and AmigaOS users are also left high and dry.

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@Jorge

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Hard to copy - because not available as a general purpose OS.

QNX can be used as a desktop system. It's not shiny-shiny but it works, has decent browser, nice shell and mail client. I'd say, it's more that OS4 has. Plus, it's real RTOS.

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