Do you think they might say "Ok, never mind. You can keep the OS." ?
Yes they might, at least for not much more than a small per copy fee I would suspect. They have not shown much interest in years past in it and they have millions in investment money likely still from Prokom, etc to work with. They also say they have worked on OS 5 for years now. If they move on and Bill fills the "internet airwaves" as it were with positive OS 5 talk they can get the investment money search machine going again. It will also renew some of the Amiga Inc. (Delaware) faithful's faith. At least that way they have a good chance to fight another day.
If they lose the IP and the name, they have zippo, nada.
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Considering what the judge said in the preliminary injunction records, it's obvious that it wasn't granted on the likelihood that AInc. could prove it's claims. I really hope the companies involved learn a serious lesson from the whole court battle. Considering that litigation has probably never been the answer to this problem in the first place, it's people working together.
*If* rights to the OS were (or could be indeed lost), then I think the losing company should re-evaluate it's standing with the user community. Of course the winning company should start outreach to both. But will that happen? I am not convinced it will. There have been too many past "shenanigans" to think that they have the community's interest at heart to consider either would outreach to each other.
If OS4 *is* indeed finally free of it's "Licensor" wouldn't it be a glorious day if the new owners let it be bootable on any PowerPC platform and let it rabbidly take over the world of alternative OSes? Honestly I believe that's the best possible outcome here (just an opinion). Hyperion OS4 everywhere..
I would definitely go out and buy the first PPC/Hyperion OS that I could get my hands on (if it were free of the original licensor). I would like to see them rename it Hyperion OS, and avoid any mention of the former licensor at all. I would support it too. I'd buy a couple of copies just to show support. Because after all the other company would have lost the rights at that point and it doesn't need that name affecting its "future", plus it might have a better product "acceptance" and not have the stigma potentially associated with it's previous name.
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@Plaz
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Plaz wrote:
I agree with you that Amiga Inc has serious issues with their case. Maybe they can close some of the gaps in time for the trial, maybe not. And maybe the defeat of the injunction will drive them to an out-of-court agreement with Hyperion. But If Hyperion isn't interested in a deal and instead lays claim to the OS, I don't see Amiga Inc having any other option except an all or nothing court battle. Do you think they might say "Ok, never mind. You can keep the OS." ? I'm sure it's not their fisrt choice, but if pushed into it, their option is to fight it out, win or lose.
Plaz
That why I beleive that both parties will want to deal. If Hyperion go for the jugular, AInc have no other option than to go to court.
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