The economic well being of the Amiga market demands a system that is not in direct competition with the Wintel world. Running on Intel hardware will jeopardise the viability of OS4 by placing it into direct competition with Windows. Intel derived hardware raises issues of support costs and financial return for the vendor.
Background
A replacement platform for the AGA Amiga. The AmigaOne was developed outside the confines of Amiga Inc., yet has been approved by Amiga Inc.
