Anyone else got an email from Ainc?

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Methuselas wrote:
Well....I tried posting this, as a news article, but apparently, it's not considered news. I won't go into details on what's in the Business Proposal, but I hope this will make you guys realize what I was trying to do for all of us. I was tired of everyone sitting here, saying "someone should do something". My cover letter. I won't say who all received my proposal, though.

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Hey Methuselas....you wouldn't be related to Starke, would you?  :lol: Your writing sounds like him!

I like your enthusiasm, but seriously: if you're under the impression that Bill McEwen read your rally-round-the-flag "proposal" and then only hours later suddenly had a change of heart and decided to issue the coupon rebates, you might be being a litte naive.  Again, no offense meant, but this seems highly unlikely.

More likely your "proposal" went straight into his e-mail Trash-bin like the three or four others he gets exactly like it each week.  Heck, he might even have a SPAM filter for e-mails with the phrases "Comeback, Rise Again, Show the World", etc. etc.

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Methuselas wrote:
You'd be surprised. At first, everyone was a bit skeptical, except for Bill McEwen. Then, after a few correspondences, they realized that I was trying to do something positive and responded favorably.

Were these replies you received really any more substantial than:

"Dear {insert name here},

Thank you for your continued support for {Amiga/Hyperion/Samantha/etc.}.  We have forwarded your correspondence to the appropriate department.  

Sincerely {Amiga/Hyperion/Samantha/etc.} support staff."?

Do you think that these companies weren't aware of the rift, or bad feelings of the users before?  Most of them read the forums and know how we all feel.

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I have actullay read Methuselas's business proproal.  It makes a lot of sense and if it can be achieved then I can see how there could be a re-emergance of the platform.

I am a little confused.  Some random "John Smith" Amiga user (Methusela) with no financial backing or portfolio in Amiga business circles pops up from out of the blue with a "business proposal" and suddenly Amiga.inc, Hyperion, and other partners are supposed stop, listen and "see the light".  It would be great if it was true, but it just seems hard to take seriously.

It's not like those companies are UNAWARE that if they just "all stopped fighting and got along" they could accomplish something.  This much is obvious to us, and to them.  Unfortunately, there is a deep-rooted animosity between the parties that will take more than a "business proposal" to remedy.

Am I missing something?  Is there something more to this business proposal that will "entice" the companies to work together?  Does Methusela have a background in accounting, product distrubution, marketing, development?