$10 million seems like a drop in the bucket compared to what it would take to rewrite the entire code base from scratch and do a decent job of it.
Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 18 Jul 2012, at 10:59 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: > On 7/18/2012 9:45 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: >> On 2012-07-18 12:12, David H. Bailey wrote: >>> I'm very confused by the LaunchEquity statement that it will have to >>> invest $10million the next two years to recruit and retain a new CEO -- >>> Hell, I'll move to Eden Prairie and do the job for $4million over 2 >>> years. No, wait, I'll do it for $2million over two years. No, wait, >>> I'll come do it for $1million over two years. That'll sure beat the >>> hell out of my current annual salary! It's this top-heavy salary >>> structure that greedy CEO-type people demand that is ruining companies >>> left and right. >> >> Read it again. The money over 2 years is to secure a long-time CEO + >> upgrade the product lines + secure the working force. >> >> But as I also read it, LLC wants to get back to annual version upgrades >> of Finale? >> >> > > > Guess I'll take my house off the market :-) -- you're right, I misread > the statement. In light of all the items those $10million will be going > for, I think it's too conservative a figure if, as they imply, they will > rewrite the existing notation product code base since the current code > base is near the end of its life. > > But if they can do it, it might be a wonderful thing. > > I wonder who the investors in LaunchEquity Partners, LLC are. I can't > find any information about them online. > > > -- > David H. Bailey > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
