| From: | Steenbergh, Barry |
| Date: | 21 Sep 2000 at 14:31:55 |
| Subject: | RE: AMIOPEN: OT: Console Market (was: Sega) |
Hi everyone,
>It is because of reasons stated here that Sega should be very
> interested in
> an allround
> boost for their hardware - Ami on top could give extra appeal
> to lots of
> gamers.
> In an ideal world, there would also be a deal with Sony - but
> I doubt they
> would
> be very open to the idea....
>
> Sega is experimenting, searching, looking for an edge. Why
> not just talk
> with them?
>
My educated guess would be that they will not allow (another) OS to run on
Dreamcast hardware (at least officially) since they have some partnership
going with Microsoft. (Easily observed by the "Powered by Windows CE" (or
words to that effect) sticker on the front of the unit.
--Barry Steenbergh
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