Genesi: More Details about STBs, Pegasos I, and OS4

[Herewegoagain]

It is on the front page. It was way out of context (I'm not saying I care, I'm just saying it is out of context because, well, duh, it is?). It spreads like any news posting would.

Yet people thought the 5 page personal rant the other day fully deserved to be on the front page.  It all goes back to who you support in the end.

I'm sure those who support Genesi and Bill Buck will want this burried and hid away as soon a possible.  Personally, I think it's a funny read.  It sounds just as looney as most of Bills other posts, and deserves a place right here on the front page for all to enjoy.

Bill Buck has this determination about "finding out all about people" once he has encountered a conflict with them online.  He is one wierd person in my opinion.

[Madgun68]

At this point, I think it'd be better if everyone paid more attention to the products being offered rather than the few folks having dirt-clod fights.

Personally, I'm rather curious of both projects. Heck, if my project-idea was more of a big ticket item, I would have applied for one of those $299 Pegasos boards myself.

[sgm]

HyperionMP wrote:
Incidentally, I find it hard to believe that you would endorse the actions of somebody who is solliciting people to provide him with my mobile phone-number on a public forum and who claims he had people check into my employment background.

Do you consider this normal business practises?

gary_c,
would you please answer to this direct question? I'd like to get you point of view on these 'business practices' (probably taught @ WestPoint...)

[MikeB]

@ Coder

In the heat of discussion it could happen. But I see not here.

If I was a struggling software developer and Bill Gates or Bill Buck presented me a great non-risk deal, I would probably take advantage of such a deal. It's not about that I would like Windows or MorphOS so much, it would be plain and common sense business.

Most Amiga developers do not develop for the Amiga  to become wealthy, but for the fun/love for the platform or for the "community". Making some good money would be great as well, but many developers are already happy with just covering the costs.

[bbrv]

@Madgun68 You are right!

Short report: THE PEGASOS I production about to commence is SOLD OUT!

Alkemyst, you took that post out of context.  You know that.  The discussion started before that thread.

Ben, you have the "courage" to post here and not there?   Obviously, you did not do your homework.  We did.  That is normal in successful business.

To the morons that posted in the "I love Hyperion" thread and here.... :lol: Get a life!

Sorry, just can't help myself!

:-D

Just Bill

[Bodie]

bbrv wrote:

To the morons that posted in the "I love Hyperion" thread and here.... :lol: Get a life!

Care to elaborate?

Just Bodie

[Ryu]

what a jerk

[sgm]

bbrv wrote:

To the morons that posted in the "I love Hyperion" thread and here.... :lol: Get a life!

Sorry, just can't help myself!

:-D

Just Bill

Ohhhh, more nice WestPoint-esque "business practice" examples.

[gary_c]

sgm wrote:

would you please answer to this direct question?

If you read Bill Buck's words directly, you can see that there is nothing wrong with what he did. He wrote: "Hyperion does not have an office. He [Ben] has a 'day job.' Maybe someone could email us a mobile number?" So Bill Buck was asking if anyone had a phone number for Ben that they would email (private communication) to him. Yes, this is normal business practice, and nothing improper. "I want to get in touch with xxx, I don't have a phone number for him. Do you?" There's nothing wrong with that, is there? Bill Buck wasn't asking that Ben Hermans' number be posted publically, or anything like that. Actually he might have just been trying to make the point that Hyperion hadn't contacted Genesi about a Pegasos, and sort of trying to put a twist on that. But nothing improper, no.

-- gary_c

[Coder]

@MikeB

If I was a struggling software developer and Bill Gates or Bill Buck presented me a great non-risk deal, I would probably take advantage of such a deal. It's not about that I would like Windows or MorphOS so much, it would be plain and common sense business.

Well, Windows is really not my game. But I get your point. Offcourse it does not mean I do just about anything for money. Offcourse the platform would have to be of interest to me.

Coder

[Loki1]

To the morons that posted in the "I love Hyperion" thread and here....  Get a life!

[color=0000FF]Bill, why don't you go back under the rock that you slithered
from.  We are not interested in your bull Sh*t here![/color]

Loki :-x

[Mikey_C]

BBRV wrote:

To the morons that posted in the "I love Hyperion" thread and here.... Get a life!

Sorry, just can't help myself!

That's ok, why don't you get an OS? :-)

Sorry Just can't help myself either!

Signed,

One of the Morons.

[sgm]

gary_c,

if someone would ask for *my* mobile phone number, and for *my* other activities, then yes, I would consider this an action against my privacy. If i don't want to give Mr. Joe Smith my cell phone number, then I think this should be respected.

[gary_c]

Ryu wrote:

what a jerk

Haven't people caught on by now that Bill Buck likes to push buttons when he knows he can get a good reaction? It's not a very attractive game, but everybody getting all huffy and self-righteous just means all the players are here and ready to play their positions. ;-) In the meantime Bill Buck has a product that's selling and the attitude that he gains more from the controversy than he loses from ruffling people's feathers. If you react, you're playing his game; or you can sit it out.

-- gary_c

[Bodie]

Even Mehdi Ali had more business acumen. :roll:  :roll:

[Kay]

> To the morons that posted in the "I love Hyperion" thread and here....  :lol: Get a life!

Hey, you're calling me a moron! Guess I must be doing something right...:-D

> Sorry, just can't help myself!

That much I had already figured out myself.

> Just Bill

RV finally came to her senses, eh?

Kay