Based on our facts. Where did this come from? Are you saying we have not
been developing this software for the last 3 months? Or am I
misunderstanding. Some of this sarcasm can be taken many different ways...
-- Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net discusslist@4CheapDomains.Net http://www.4CheapDomains.Net Need Advertising? Try DeerSearch.Com http://www.DeerSearch.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Swerve" <swerve@swerve.com> To: "Mike Allen" <discusslist@4cheapdomains.net>; "Richard Jones" <powerhouse@servicenterprises.com>; "discuss-list" <discuss-list@opensrs.org> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 7:05 AM Subject: OT: Re: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??> Oh the Venerable Charles/Chuck D rears his ghostly presence thru a Mike > Allen rumour. Rumour based on .... ?? > > Chuck for Presidency of the United States of Whatever! > > Whatever. > > (For those of you politically hairtriggered these days, the reference has to > do with a pop song/video that's making the rounds on the Net. It's called > the United States of Whatever!) > > > > --------- > > Imo, All nations need to seriously reflect on their current "foreign" > policies. Arrogance blocks wisdom. ~Swerve > > > > From: "Mike Allen" <discusslist@4cheapdomains.net> > > Organization: 4CheapDomains.Net > > Reply-To: "Mike Allen" <discusslist@4cheapdomains.net> > > Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 03:48:28 -0500 > > To: "Richard Jones" <powerhouse@servicenterprises.com>, "discuss-list" > > <discuss-list@opensrs.org> > > Subject: Re: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!?? > > > > We are already developing one ;O) We seen things like this coming on a > > while ago and I fear to say may be a reason that Charles left ???? Hope i'm > > wrong... Only time will tell ;o( > > > > > > -- > > Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net > > discusslist@4CheapDomains.Net > > http://www.4CheapDomains.Net > > Need Advertising? Try DeerSearch.Com http://www.DeerSearch.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 3:12 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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