Maybe its a cheap ploy by Tucows PR to boost the stock price
;)
TCOW:
Price Change % Change Volume Day High / Low 52Wk High / Low
.27 + 0.02 8.00% 4,300 0.27 / 0.25
0.61 / 0.20
Rick MacCormack
rick@availablenics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Jones <powerhouse@servicenterprises.com>
To: Elliot Noss <enoss@tucows.com>; <hostmaster@digital-marketplace.net>;
<discuss-list@opensrs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??
> Ah, so you MIGHT be interested in such a deal.
>
> Bad, Bad, Bad.
>
> That is NOT right. With that company, I would not see that as an excuse,
> since they
> are a horrible company. I hope you see the light, and stop all
negotiations,
> as that
> will damage YOUR reputation. We are YOUR customers, if we wanted to be a
> part of that horrible company, we would have joined THEM, not OpenSRS.
>
> If you continue in these talks, then that is why you cannot comment, as
that
> could
> be insider trading, since this is a public company. Therefore, I must see
> the light,
> that this is just an excuse to not have to be obligated to say, in other
> words, a guilt
> trip. Register.com is not going to sell out, so what is the harm, if this
is
> untrue?
>
> If this does happen, then I personally, will put together a better SRS
that
> would compare
> quite well to OpenSRS, and I would make sure it was never possible to be
> sold to a
> company with the ethics of someone horrible. I would do so, just to spite
> all involved
> in this deal. My company has plenty of investors who would love to fund
> something like
> this, if I decide to do so. I have no desire to, but if I'm forced I
would.
> No, this is not
> a empty threat, or anything like that. I am not a big reseller, I joined
> here just to have
> something for a FEW clients that asked for it.
>
> I will NOT subject them to register.com, under any circumstances.
>
> Just my 2 cents.
>
> I hope you will squash all rumors that exist, just because your
"CUSTOMERS"
> want you to.
> If we all left, it would make it much easier for another company to have a
> takeover, since your
> stock would drop to virtually a few pennies. In fact, even just a rumor
not
> denied can do that.
> I've seen it happen before. Take heed, with that last statement. ;o)
>
> Richard.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Elliot Noss" <enoss@tucows.com>
> To: <hostmaster@digital-marketplace.net>; <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 2:04 PM
> Subject: RE: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??
>
>
> > Ok. Let me try like this. It would be irresponsible, especially as a
> public
> > company, to comment on rumours that deal with M&A. In my years doing
this
> > there have been, literally, hundreds. To even deny things that had
> > absolutely no basis could preclude discussions that may be very
> > advantageous.
> >
> > Let me give you a real example. Many years ago (in a land far away) when
> we
> > were primarily a content company there was a small website that was run
by
> a
> > couple guys that I was quite friendly with. There was a rumour on a list
> > frequented by shareware and freeware developers who were/are the biggest
> > constituency for our software business. The rumour said that we were
going
> > to do a deal with that website. I was both much more naive and a private
> > company at the time and I leapt in and categorically denied the rumour.
> Six
> > months later that website was sold to one of our competitors in a deal
> that
> > was not great for the guys running it (who I really liked). When I
called
> > them saying "hey, why didn't you call me if you were looking to do a
deal"
> > they told me that they had read my denial of the rumour and had assumed
I
> > wasn' interested!
> >
> > The competitor, who was smaller then us at the time, levered that
> > acquisition in to a large IPO and an even larger sale of the whole
company
> > months later. Lesson learned.
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Elliot Noss
> > Tucows inc.
> > 416-538-5494
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Hostmaster [mailto:hostmaster@digital-marketplace.net]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 1:30 PM
> > > To: Elliot Noss; discuss-list@opensrs.org
> > > Subject: RE: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??
> > >
> > >
> > > Well, that does make sense to me, but it certainly doesn't answer
> > > my/our question!
> > >
> > > Maybe you should 'go a bit deeper on why even commenting is not
> > > appropriate'.
> > >
> > > Perhaps you could answer this: Are you not commenting because you
> > > are not legally allowed to, or is it simply because you feel the
> > > rumor is not worthy of a reply? Either way, you should be able to
> > > answer without 'getting in trouble' with anyone.
> > >
> > > Its just that I would rather not base an important business
> > > decision, switching from OpenSRS to whoever, based on rumor and/or my
> > > reading between the lines of comments made.
> > >
> > > BUT, if the rumor is true, I will in no way get myself or my
> > > business involved with Register.com! I would also be willing to bet
> > > money that the majority of your resellers feel as I do in this
> > > regard. Therefore I feel the need to keep asking...
> > >
> > > Nick Swift
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org
> > > [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of Elliot Noss
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 12:43 PM
> > > To: hostmaster@dmcom.net; George Kirikos; discuss-list@opensrs.org
> > > Subject: RE: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??
> > >
> > >
> > > Just to be clear, it would be extremely inappropriate for me to
comment
> on
> > > stuff like this, even if it was to categorically deny. I hope that
makes
> > > sense to most of you. If not, I am happy to go a bit deeper on why
even
> > > commenting is not appropriate.
> > >
> > > That is the official response. The unofficial response is that if I
> stick
> > > around long enough I am sure to be paired with Britney Spears in
> > > some rumor!
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Elliot Noss
> > > Tucows inc.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org
> > > > [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of Hostmaster
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 11:58 AM
> > > > To: George Kirikos; discuss-list@opensrs.org
> > > > Subject: RE: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > It's been almost a week since this message was posted.
> > > >
> > > > Did I miss the 'Official' response from OpenSRS/Tucows?
> > > >
> > > > Or has there been NO response?
> > > >
> > > > Just wondering...
> > > >
> > > > Nick Swift
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org
> > > > [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of George Kirikos
> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 8:08 PM
> > > > To: discuss-list@opensrs.org
> > > > Subject: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > FuckedCompany.com is "reporting" rumours that Register.com is buying
> > > > out Tucows/OpenSRS (ee their front page).
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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