Financing filePro (was: Desperate ...)

[Dennis Malen]

I said that because it is a possibility. I said it but I don't believe it. I 
do believe that Bud would be interested in our involvement.

Dennis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra at baylink.com>
To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: Financing filePro (was: Desperate ...)


> On Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 02:04:28PM -0500, Dennis Malen wrote:
>>                                            We also must consider that Bud
>> may not be interested in our involvement.
>
> This is a thought that I've heard mentioned in several different ways
> this week.
>
> I would like to clarify a point here.
>
> No, Bud (and whomever else) doesn't have to listen to what his customer
> base says.
>
> We don't have to buy his product either.
>
> The major market for filePro at this time is legacy installs.  Absent
> some *major* (and pretty impressive, hence, expensive) marketing, that
> is unlikely to change.
>
> So fpTech finds themselves in the same position as Microsoft: if it's
> that much of a hassle to upgrade to Longhorn, why shouldn't people
> invest that labor in a much sounder long-term investment: Linux.
>
> I suspect many of the people on this list, even the ones who are
> regularly bitching at fpTech for never saying a damn word in public,
> would be the first people up to bat for the company.  If we had any
> clue our investment of promotion would be worthwhile.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
> -- 
> Jay R. Ashworth 
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> A: No.
> Q: Should I include quotations after my message body?
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