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Offline Kent

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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #59 from previous page: July 11, 2003, 05:06:04 AM »
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Kees wrote:
Did you know Ted Waitt is back at Gateway ? ...

He has been reinstalled a month ago .. maybe a month and a half.


Yeah, I was "downsized" for about 2 years now, I heard about Teddy stepping back into power before it happened.  Also, I would just like to say that I'm really freakin happy that I sold all of my Gateway stock that I had when it was going for 82 3/4.

Three things happened to push my release from Gateway.  1: They no longer needed an Amiga liason since the doors were officially shut.  2: The new email correspondance system was in place to automate redundant questions.  3: The fastest growing department in Gateway (.com that is) was extremely over budget and I was expendable since factors 1&2 happened.  I took them for everything I could though... unemployment, education reimbursement, the works.

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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #60 on: July 11, 2003, 08:46:51 AM »
@Ryan

Bill said it so well, have a nice day. No, I mean it.

Wheres that icon for laughing out loud?
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #61 on: July 11, 2003, 10:57:17 AM »
Now Collas has his own company:

IdeaEDGE

I have been doing some research on it, and I have found it to be a well renowned and higly respected company as investor/incubator of new/interesting initiatives and companies.

Collas founded this company together with Rick LeFaivre, recruited by Amiga back in the Gateway times.

Saluditos,

Ferrán.
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #62 on: July 11, 2003, 11:54:16 AM »
Well ... its a miracle .. Bill McEwen answerd a mail from amiga-news.de about this matter ...

http://www.amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-2003-07-00082-DE.html
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #63 on: July 11, 2003, 12:00:45 PM »
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Well ... its a miracle .. Bill McEwen answerd a mail from amiga-news.de about this matter ...

http://www.amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-2003-07-00082-DE.html


For those who don't read German:
[quote"It is just a joke, and I agree a good one. I found it to be pretty funny. I also thought that it was funny that they stated that Garry Hare was replaced by Jim, when I have not even been replaced yet ;-)

I am still CEO, and still enjoying the ride." [/quote]
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #64 on: July 11, 2003, 12:36:58 PM »
Enjoying the ride...what he is? A sadomasochist?
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #65 on: July 11, 2003, 12:41:14 PM »
At Ferry's link I read:

"During the five years prior to joining Gateway in 1992, Collas founded and owned Anigma Inc., a successful engineering firm specializing in products for the PC industry."

AmigaOne! How odd.
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #66 on: July 11, 2003, 12:48:20 PM »
That can't be. I AM CEO of Amiga Inc.
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #67 on: July 11, 2003, 12:52:52 PM »
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Hooligan_DCS wrote:
Enjoying the ride...what he is? A sadomasochist?


It's maybe a flintstones like rollercoaster, where the engine provided is two hole in the lower part of it for your feet.
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #68 on: July 11, 2003, 04:25:24 PM »
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #69 on: July 11, 2003, 04:30:41 PM »
You mean this one?

Ezekiel 25:17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

Making threats in front of multiple witnesses is not a wise thing to do, Ryan. It is Ryan, isn't it?

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Or is it Rich?
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #70 on: July 11, 2003, 04:44:09 PM »
@Ryan

Wow, pulp fiction fan alert.

What personal attack? I merely question your ability to make such indirect criticisms of a fellow businessman.

Your followups have done little other than confirmed in my eyes that Rich Woods actually has a point in your case.

If you want to come after me with a vengeance, let me know, I'll make sure I have a photographer standing by.

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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #71 on: July 11, 2003, 05:07:09 PM »
@ Indoro

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, you too.

While you are at the biblical quotations, how about "turning the other cheek"? And that goes for a lot of others here too ...

@ Some other

Spare the rod ... nobody deserves beeing spanked forever. Let life go on! Forgive and forget!
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #72 on: July 11, 2003, 05:33:27 PM »
OT



Is that Howard The Duck's illegitimate brother :-?
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #73 on: July 11, 2003, 05:43:16 PM »
I really dont think this rumour is true.... But anyways.. I dont Jim collas left on pure free will, more like that gateway dished the plans and did not need him anymore.

I liked him, seemed more open to the community.. though i wasnt that happy for the idea of an Linux box...
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Re: The Jim Collas rumor, truth or rumor? I say rumor.
« Reply #74 on: July 11, 2003, 05:53:17 PM »
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Things under Gateway's Amiga at least SEEMED to be moving forward which is much more than can be seen or demonstrated currently.

Without Bill taking over, we would not have AmigaONE and soon a new OS... They didnt not make this hardware themself, but without them it would not be possible. If they didnt buy it, we would have NOTHING at all now. You cant do alot with the limited funding AmigaINC started out with.

And actually though you dont want this amigaone, os4 and such... there are some people who want.
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