Re: Open letter to Seth & TB (was Re: [AT] Reminder about this forum.)

Bravo.


--- Michael Wagner <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Seth:
>
> I understand where you're coming from, but your
> email really begs "the"
> question.
>
> At 3/7/05 09:51 AM  Monday, Seth Dotterer wrote:
> >I've asked Glenn to stop talking about his
> competitive endeavor in a
> >direct email.
>
> Is what Glenn proposes a competitive endeavor?
>
> IOW Is Voyetra/Turtle Beach still in this
> marketplace? I see no evidence of
> that.
>
> In fact, my understanding is that TB kinda snuck out
> the kitchen door
> during the party they threw while no one was
> looking. Kinda looks to me
> like you abandonned your marketplace and your loyal
> following (in this list
> and in other places).
>
> Despite that, your loyal fans are planning a wake in
> your honour. In fact,
> they liked your body of work so much they're
> imitating your last great
> achievement (flattery and all that).
>
> If, Mark Twain-like, you wish to step back into the
> kitchen and tell us
> that reports of your demise are greatly exaggerated,
> I'm sure everyone
> would cheer. And, more importantly, join you in
> helping to plan the AT2.
>
> I think TB has two choices, given that this thing
> has happened this weekend.
>
> 1. Consider it flattery and seriously re-consider
> the closed and shuttered
> way they have treated their loyal fans.
>
> 2. Or shut down the list to this discussion.
>
> Despite what someone in TB seems to think, the way
> to shut down this
> competitive conversation is the first, not the
> second. If removed from this
> list and these resources, the project will just
> re-appear elsewhere on the
> internet.
>
> >We like to keep this list up - it's a great
> community.
>
> It *was* a great community. Now it's a grieving
> community. Missing the
> openness and sharing that once happened. I bought my
> first AT because I
> knew about this list. I bought my second one off
> this list from someone who
> had a spare.
>
> It's not too late to turn this puppy around and
> change the way TB treated
> the loyal people here.
>
> But it will be too late in another year or so.
> Perhaps sooner.
>
> >However, if we continue to get people who can't
> play by the rules, we will
> >roll up the list.
>
> Which will accomplish nothing in terms of deterring
> the people who want a
> follow-on AT.
>
> Look what happened to the Amiga.
>
> Michael
>
>
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>