FP was not at SCOForum... why not?

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Only Walter Vaughan would say something like:
> It is kinda wierd that someone in charge of Marketing hasn't spoken up
> about this. It could be 
> 1) simple as a health/family issue at the last
> moment 
> 2) they realized that the odds of selling any new licenses was
> not possible 
> 3) since filePro64 has not been released yet, all they
> would be doing is listening to existing developers wine about issues
> 4) they weren't going to be invited to speak during the "SCO Database
> Primer:  Which Database Is Right For Your Environment?" seminar. Were
> they even mentioned?  
> 5) they were in Vegas, however they decided
> to attend the "International Guild Of Celebrity Impersonators And
> Tribute Artists, Inc." which was held at the Stardust Resort & C4$1n0
> (http://www.igcita.org/)

The last person in charge of Marketing that I knew held the official
position is gone.  Lee Machan is no longer with fP-Tech, last I heard.

I find it far more odd that the company, with at least two representative
employees (I think four, actually, assuming Bill and Ron are still subbed),
cannot see fit to answer the question in their own "backyard" on the
mailing list even in an unofficial capacity, than I do that they didn't
make the forum.  The lack of communication from the company is ridiculously
astounding.  Is anyone -at- the helm?

However, I heard reports that they're pre-invoicing people for 5.6--people
that haven't even ordered it.  So apparently -some- communications channels
selectively work yet.  Anyone actually have this happen to them--getting an
unsolicited invoice or notice of inbound invoice for an upgrade they never
ordered?  Anyone else hear of this happening?

mark->
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