qdemn7
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1 edit | No RIP Here
Rest In Peace?????  I don't think so, not after the way they tried to sue [H]ardOCP out of business. F*** and feed 'em fish heads. Personally I'd like to see the Management treated to a good old-fashioned recipe for con-men. Think tar, feathers, and riding them out of town on a rail. It just proves there's a sucker (investor) born every minute.
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technick
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Loganville, GA | Only 62.7 Million
Honestly management should be responsible for every cent that they blew through and repay the investors... |
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smcallah
join:2004-08-05
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| Unless management stole the money, I don't think so.
Investors know the risks of investing.
If everyone could invest, and be guaranteed that their initial investment would be paid back in full on failure, no company would want investors.
And conversely, if a company makes billions off of your million dollar investment, can the company ask if they can only give you back your million, so they can keep all the profits for themselves? I mean, if you're going to ask for all your money back during a failure, why can't they just give you your original investment back during success? |
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ScottJr
join:2001-10-10
Charles Town, WV
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| Marketing?
From the article:
"Tactics we intend to utilize are one-to-one and online/viral techniques to identify, communicate and drive hardcore gamers (who are the most likely early adopters) to the Phantom Internet website."
So they are going to try to talk in message boards to make sales? And what does "viral techniques" mean?
Seems like it is time to shut the doors for good. |
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Camelot One
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join:2001-11-21
Sarasota, FL
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| Sorry for the employees
I feel nothing for the management, but I do feel a little sorry for the poor saps who went to work for them...betting their future on the hype they'd been fed. Sarasota isn't exactly a hot bed for tech work, some of these guys relocated there just for Phantom. (yeah, I know a couple of them) Granted though, I think anyone working on the inside should have seen the light the first day on the job.
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Plldwnyrpnts
join:2003-04-19
Chicago, IL | reply to qdemn7
Re: No RIP Here
I'm really surprized [H]ardOCP didn't have a bigger "HA HA" type posting on the front page. My guess would be their letting it die it's slow death (and avoiding more trouble.) Or maybe their just saving it for the official Phantom death. |
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the_buz
join:2004-02-15
Yorba Linda, CA | Vapoware.
I thought this console died years ago? It was doomed from the beginning. |
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jmuskratt
join:2000-11-21
New Orleans, LA | Vaporware?
More importantly, what happened to the Vaporware list for 2005?! |
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kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY | I'm in the wrong business...
...as a chief IT person - I should start my own vaporware-maker company and burn through $60M within 4-5 years... it'd be much more funnier to spend time to figure out the next lie for the investors than actually work as I do. |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
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3 edits | The question I have is what off shore bank did much of this
60 plus million blow to. With The Bahamas just a short flight away one wonders. You don't suppose we will see a corporate office open on one of these islands.
As for viral techniques plant a virus in you computer to make it contact the Phantom Internet site, would work better then scamming people into thinking they are going to get an Ipod for their efforts.
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viperpa33s
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join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL
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| Dead Horse
As we can see, there are dumb investors out there. This so called company took everyone for a ride. 63 million and 3 years later, they still have not gotten a product off the ground. Now they are asking more people to invest in a dead horse.
If it was such a fantastic product, they could of partnered with another tech company to share in investment and marketing costs. |
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Re: No RIP Here
Your sig is really showing an example of ADAPTATION, not evolution.
You should look into the differences. |
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GhostDoggy
join:2005-05-11
Duluth, GA | Future Enron Employees?
You have to wonder if the feds will step in and haul these donkeys off. |
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TKJunkMail
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Avalon, NJ
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Re: I'm in the wrong business...
said by Transmaster :The question I have is what off shore bank did much of this 60 plus million blow to. With The Bahamas just a short flight away one wonders. You don't suppose we will see corporate office open on one of these islands. I'm not saying this outfit is one of them, but a lot of these types of companies are nothing but money laundering fronts for organized crime. They use them to wash their illegal funds and turn them into money that can go to banks and then be transferred out of the country. They have no intention of ever making a product.
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TScheisskopf
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join:2005-02-13
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| I think I am having an attack of the vapours.
I worked for a tech startup and got screwed, blued and tattooed. Reading the "prediction" now has me on the floor with an attack of deja vu. This guys reads so much like the putative "CEO" of Infinium it is scary.
Of course, the sociopathic bozo I worked for wasn't even able to raise money, inspite of a stellar cast and good designs in the hopper, not to mention a marketing strategy that would have worked.
Make no mistake about it, too: Guys like this are Malignant Narcissistic Sociopaths. After it was done and I was financially eviscerated, I consulted with the guy who wrote the book on the disorder, Dr. Sam Vaknin, a veritable fount of insight on guys like this. He described guys like this to a "T".
What amazes me is that these clowns can play Vulture Capitalists like a snake charmer. |
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norvergance
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ah... this reminds me of the wonders of NORVERGENCE and the fun that was with the anon poster shills. good times!  |
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tapeloop
1959. I try to kick the ball. I miss.
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join:2004-06-27
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Re: Vaporware?
said by jmuskratt :More importantly, what happened to the Vaporware list for 2005?! You can find it here:
»www.wired.com/news/technology/0,···_index_1
Just came out a couple of weeks ago. Phantom only made #2...
Three guesses as to what made #1 AGAIN. (Hint: it's taking "Forever."  )
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SychoSly
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Re: No RIP Here
said by qdemn7 :Rest In Peace????? I don't think so, not after the way they tried to sue [H]ardOCP out of business. F*** and feed 'em fish heads. Personally I'd like to see the Management treated to a good old-fashioned recipe for con-men. Think tar, feathers, and riding them out of town on a rail. It just proves there's a sucker (investor) born every minute. Rest in Pieces!
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qdemn7
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Re: I think I am having an attack of the vapours.
said by TScheisskopf :Narcissistic Sociopaths. After it was done and I was financially eviscerated, I consulted with the guy who wrote the book on the disorder, Dr. Sam Vaknin, a veritable fount of insight on guys like this. He described guys like this to a "T". What's the book?
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wmcbrine
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join:2002-12-30
Laurel, MD | reply to your sig is stupid
Re: No RIP Here
There is no difference, except in the minds of creationists. Evolution IS adaptation. |
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