On Tuesday 14 January 2003 09:51 pm, et wrote: > Boy, Carroll Grigsby do you _Like_ to be the bearer of ill tidings?
No, I don't. But this struck me as a rather important piece of news, particularly since it's based on an interview with Mandrake's CEO, Francois Bancilhon. For those who haven't RTFA, please do so. It covers a lot of ground. Note that it doesn't say that Mandrake is going into bankruptcy, just that it is one of the options that is being considered. Among other things, Bancilhon makes three points: 1. The first priority is to get some money in the place. 2. A merger is not in the works, but might be considered in the future _after_ the money problem is under control. 3. _NO_ decision has been made about filing for bankruptcy, but he admits that it is a possibility. FWIW, I spent some time the other night reading some of the postings in the non-techie parts of the Mandrake Club Forum. (I'm a member, but these forums are open to everyone.) It was not a Happy Time. I found several active threads from various people who have yet to receive merchandise from the Mandrake store that was ordered (and billed to their credit cards) several months ago. Attempts to contact someone at the Mandrake Store have been largely ineffective. Note that these are current postings, not stuff from last fall when the stuff first hit the fan. It's also worthwhile to note that a week ago Deno posted that any future submittals about the Mandrake Store will not be posted at the club, but will be forwarded directly to the store. Deno has other things to do with his time, such as run the Club all by himself. (See http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=293&mode=nocomments). My take is that whatever remedies were applied at the Store a while back (November?) have not had much effect: Merchandise still isn't being shipped, and customers are still in the dark. And some of them are really pissed... Changing the subject: Ed, I was sorry to hear about your motorcycle accident, but you appear to have regained at least some use of your hand. (I'm told that one good way to find out who your real friends are is to break both arms. Any truth to that?) Anyway, it's good to see you back again. Regards. -- cmg
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