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- From: gcondon@bix.com (gcondon)
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- Subject: Re: Scala and Viscorp
- Date: 20 Apr 1996 22:58:55 GMT
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- GREGORY BROWN (gdbrown@email.unc.edu) wrote:
- : Here's a thought. I just re-read the transcript of Dave Haynie's March
- : IRC session. He said, among other things, that he was doing some
- : consulting work for Amiga Technologies and had been to Germany to look at
- : a few things. He also made reference to the fact that Scala, which now
- : employs him, had some kind of licensing agreement with another company
- : that plans to use Scala technology (the new operating system?) for
- : set-top TV boxes.
-
- : Since VISCorp's primary business so far seems to have been development of
- : its own set-top TV box, I wonder if Dave will continue to have much
- : interaction with Amiga Tech. I know there's a tremendous information
- : vacuum right now because VISCorp, AT and ESCOM are still in the midst of
- : completing AT's transfer and I'm not trying to raise some kind of furor.
-
- : But I think it's worth considering that Dave may not be able to work with
- : two companies that may be competing with one another in the near future.
-
-
- Let's put a different spin on this one...
-
- Suppose VISCorp and Scala were to cooperate instead of compete?
- Scala seem to be more into software and VISCorp seem to be more
- into hardware at this point.
-
- Imagine the synergy of such a combination. I *bet* they are
- thinking this right now as well. It is to their mutual benefit
- to propel the Amiga OS and hardware forward.
-
- Wishful thinking? Maybe. However, both companies appear to
- be making very logical decisions, and this scenario seems
- _very_ logical to me.
-
- By cooperation I mean even possible joint holding in AT or
- a merger of VISCorp and Scala. Pump those $$$ into AT!
-
- Nobody else seems to have considered this scenario and to me
- it's just screaming in my ear!
-
- Time will tell...
-
- Cheers!
- - Greg
-