Re: Wobbly Wi-Fi strives for stability in Portland (The Oregonian)

On 9/4/07, Tyler van Houwelingen <tyler-V1V7y2s5pYxWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:
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> You may have seen this as it is a local article (Oregonian) and mentions
> PTP.  I am curious what you guys think of the MetroFi service in Portland.



Speaking just as a person, not as the royal we of the nonexistent group
consensus, i feel the same way about metrofi as I did when i first read over
the details of the contract they won... bullocks

Sure folks have tried to softball the issue in order not to come off looking
like the local holligans bashing the dreams of the emperors new jimmiez, but
for fraks sake did anyone (anyone at least who has not made a few dollars on
the deal) actually believe it was going to work as the were spinning it?

I'm sure if you go back thru the posts you will find the usual suspects
doing the doom dance on the issue..like the whole issue of MetroFi eventual
needing to drop its "its all good and free" trousers and making the "well we
have to get paid somehow" biz plan PR shift. Yes it was always self evident
thats what they were going to do but their spin was FREE FREE OMG FREE...

A great video that descibes metrofis biz model can best be shown here
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HM-cbc0zMr4

.yea the smarm factor is just about as evident.

So I guess you can figure out where I wont be sending a resume:)-

Just my 2 cents, you may want that converted into pesos.

-tomhiggins
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