Hi KLP - I don't know my situation has any relevance. Should someone have *greater* right if s/he had GNET stock? And those who bought INSP at the top *lesser* right? The more important point, IMHO, is that we are all in the same boat now, until those who choose to leave that boat [to become a non shareholder or, gulp, a short seller!]
You are right that those who paid a lifetime membership may feel cheated if SI goes the way of the do do bird.
Still, I really don't know why these have any relevance to my simple questions.
Do I think SI is a loss? Well, I am still using it, so it is not a loss to me --- yet. I am a INSP outsider, so, I don't know what INSP is going to do [to SI.] You said
When GNET had it, it was a low maintenance income producer. The exact words are here on SI someplace in the PR...and I'm sure someplace I have all the documents that were sent to me.
So are you suggesting INSP has ruined SI? Well, I should not 2nd guess you, since you and I seem to talking at each other today [I shall take the blame, since communication is not my strong suit, not that I ve any strong suit to begin with <sg>!] Assuming you are right, so you think GNET would have been unscathed in the midst of dotcom collapse had it stayed independent? Of course, counterfactual is quite meaningless, the question returns to, what do you think INSP can do about it now, if indeed boosting shareholder value is its prime objective.
Finally, I have no answer to your [rhetorical?] question
So again, I ask the question. Why in October 2000, both companies seemed to be very well positioned and happy with the merger. What happened between middle of October and end of December to make all the things the newly merged company believed (or at least told us they believed)...WRONG?
Arun wanted it. RH wanted to sell it. And NJ bought it. HB of ML seemed to think it was a fabulous idea. The rest is history. But this is not what I ve asked.
KLP, different people have different ways to deal with the world. If I keep thinking about the past [and my failure, which I have a hefty share <g>] I will go crazy. Instead, my battered portfolio not withstanding, I want to see what I can look forward to. This is my strategy and I certainly cannot impose my worldview upon others. However, sometimes Socratic exchange is a good way to see into our path more clearly. Antagonism has never worked for me. If you and I are not of the same wave length, maybe I should leave you in peace <G>
best, Bosco |
