Re: Bait and Switch?

On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 11:03:00AM -0700, Rick Lindahl wrote:
>  Unfortunately, no one wins in this scenario: The city doesn't get the
> network they expected and promised, MetroFi (and its investors and
> suppliers) don't make money, the muni-wireless industry looks bad and, most
> importantly, the citizens of Portland don't get a competitive service!

Depends on whether MetroFi removes the nodes before it goes bankrupt.
They wouldn't be the first operation to blow a bunch of money building
infrastructure, go bankrupt, then have someone else purchase the
operation for pennies on the dollar and make it work at that price.

To be that "someone else" you need access to skills, money and contacts.

Yay vulture-capitalism,
  Aaron

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