In reply to Comment 272 (Sammy Nordström): But the only reason you are convinced that what BB said "can't be true" is because you *do* believe GH.The guy has business cards printed. He then hands them out at a convention (and at least I find the whole argument of not having other cards holding valid contact information more than fishy). Then he takes a call from BB. So far, everyone agrees (at least now --- accusations were flying back then :).GH says he made it clear those cards were not yet reflecting reality while handing them out. He also says he told BB that he couldn't talk to him about business ventures involving Amiga Inc and Genesi, because of ongoing litigation (note: *NOT* because he was in no position to talk about such ventures). GH also says the T-shirts went to the printers in mid-July.....Now, let's for a moment assume that maybe GH's recollection of events is not entirely in line with what actually happened. Without even presuming any ill intentions, he might have failed to impress the inaccuracy of the business cards when handing them out (and let's face it, you go to such a convention, you come home with a stack of cards, and basically no idea what face belongs to what card. And unless the point was made quite strongly, you will have no idea which of those 50+ cards was the one someone mumbled something about...). And also, once again without presumption of ill intent, let's consider GH might have been genuinely concerned about the law suit, and thus had *that* at the front of his mind while talking to BB. BB: "So, Gary, I hear you are the new head honcho at Amiga Inc". GH: "Well, I have been asked to take on the CEO position by a bunch of investment bankers, and I have to admit, it sounds tempting. So yeah, I should be soon". BB: "Cool --- maybe then Genesi and Amiga Inc can finally worktogether on some exciting projects. I take it you'll be getting rid of McBill, right?". GH: "Well, obviously, when I become CEO, he won't have that position anymore. But, Bill, you know, I really can't talk to you about projects while you are suing us. Until that's done with in some way, I am afraid you'll have to let the lawyers do the talking. You *know* that I'd rather do stuff and make money for the company, than spend time in court making money for noone but the lawyers, but it's up to you to drop the lawsuit. So, sorry, no can talk right now. Hope we can work together soon, though". BB: "Ugh --- I guess you have a point. I'll have to go talk to my people and see what we can do".Now, that conversation, with hindsight and a slightly skewed viewpoint and selective memory, can easily be described as GH did it (informed BB he was not the CEO, made it clear no talk during lawsuit). It could also perfectly well be described the way BB did (*was* talking to new AI management about joint projects, and getting positive feedback). Also, considering that in the absence of news to the contrary, BB would have to assume that shortly after this talk, GH *did* become CEO of Amiga, the impression that McBill was a goner is quite understandable. And considering that the new CEO was handing out business cards, for crying out loud, considering said new CEO "common knowledge" is only sensible (Analogy: I am not allowed to tell people what potential customers my company is targetting. However, when we get a machine in a public place, booting up with our logo, it's considered public knowledge that we provided the machine to that customer). |