But by the same side of the coin, the developer and integrator will have incentive to make it as easy as they can. Because it means more use and sales for them. Either way the product is shipped direct to them and if they want support then for an additional fee, they will be put in touch with a list of local subscribers who have reach the qualification to share in the fifth four dollar share. Now all this is just to get the idea of what can easily happen overnite for the Amiga and it's community. At worse case, no cost to AI or Gateway, but then no extra share for them either.
Business is busines.
I'm not say this is what is going to happen, in general or specifically. But we are all damn with MS poisioning if this general direction doesn't happen. Office automation is on it's way in. But office automation is not the production side of many business. Office automation, as current efforts are, are problematic.