Yeahbut, recognizing an arbitrage opportunity does not trigger my ethical shutdown circuit.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Update from the FCC on 3.65Ghz and CBP >A lot of times, flipping a house is nothing more than putting on a fresh > coat of paint. > > > ---------- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 4:24 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Update from the FCC on 3.65Ghz and CBP > > >> Hmmm, didn't realize flipping houses was an ethical gray area... >> (gosh, buy a distressed property, gut and redo the kitchen and bathroom, >> give it some landscaping- and make some dough. That is unethical? You >> know >> some of the original colonies of the new world had rules against charging >> interest and making a profit. They were not too successful. Adam Smith >> had >> some things to say about the subject.) >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 3:09 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Update from the FCC on 3.65Ghz and CBP >> >> >>>I know that a certain number of us ARE going to build a network for the >>>sole >>> purpose of suckering...errr, selling it to someone else. >>> >>> Now, I have severe ethical disagreements with this notion. It reminds >>> me >>> of "flipping houses" or "speculative oil investing", perhaps? >>> >>> Now, to build a business SOLELY for the purpose of selling for a huge >>> chunk >>> of money to someone larger, of planned consolidation seems >>> self-defeating. >>> yes, you might profit, but wha have you really done productively? >>> >>> Still, there are many of us who are NOT intending to "build to sell". >>> We're not in the business of flipping customers to someone else. In >>> that >>> case, overspending for the return on your dollar makes little sense. >>> I'm >>> not sure if ANY hardware platform makes sense in this industry. If we >>> run >>> the numbers, does it actually havea positive return? I suspect not. >>> >>> Still, for those of us who aer NOT in the business of polishing up a >>> turd >>> to >>> sell to someone else ( You have no idea how long I've waited to use that >>> term, since I read it a few years ago!), the investment and prices >>> don't >>> make any real sense... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> <insert witty tagline here> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "David Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:10 AM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Update from the FCC on 3.65Ghz and CBP >>> >>> >>> A number of WISPS are moving to this platform as they find that >>>> the higher end equipment is worth more on a buyout. >>>> >>>> Lets put it this way. If you have a network to sell, how much more do >>>> you >>>> think you will get if you have Cisco instead of Mikrotik? Nothing >>>> against >>>> them, but the quality of your infrastructure is heavily weighed during >>>> a >>>> buyout. If you don't agree, check the many spam's on this and other >>>> lists >>>> from the guys buying networks. Some won't even look at you if you >>>> don't >>>> have Canopy or better equipment. >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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