| From: | Don Cox |
| Date: | 29 May 2001 at 09:22:37 |
| Subject: | Re: Subject: Re: BoXeR (was: selling some amiga parts...) |
On 29-May-01, Gordon Moss wrote:
> There being one small point of difference between the Amiga market and
> that of the PC, as everyone is constantly being told they need a PC,
> nay nagged. ;)
True, although I do try to make sure people realise they are buying a
bad product.
> With so many differing ways to upgrade an A1200/A4000 through
> Mediator, Prometheus, Predator, Bplan, Aone, and apparently Mick`s
> board has been a lot longer in development, so it could in fact be
> nearer to completion. Obviously with only one person working on the
> design it may take longer to develop, but as others have previously
> pointed out, any fragmentation of the Amiga market can only be
> detrimental at this time. A further point to consider is that the
> first board into full production may get the most users to switch to
> their product, even if it`s not the best designed, as was the PC in
> the past.
When we see the exact final specs of all these products, I think it will
be clear that they satisfy different market segments. (This is the
positive way of looking at fragmentation.)
For instance, the BoXeR seems to be designed to accept the Toaster
boards, so it has a market in video studios in the US. The BPlan product has no
AGA emulation but is aimed more at people who mainly want to use Linux.
If two animals occupy exactly the same ecological niche, one will drive
out the other, but so long as there isn't an exact match they can
co-exist, like thrushes and blackbirds in a garden.
Regards
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