Norman,
Please understand that we too are frustrated and personal [sic] hurt by all this. Based on strong evidence, it appears that somehow information entered into your database at MATRIX - for the purpose of BUYING or CONSIDERING buying content from you, was given to Acacia and USED AGAINST US.
YOU = ***** or ******** or ****** or SOMETHING.
Put yourself in our shoes, the injured masses, and quit worrying about your own ego for a second.
If you want to clear it up, answer these questions:
1. Have you EVER shared your customer list with another party?
2. When was the LAST time you shared your customer list?
3. Have you required all of your employees and people with [any conceivable method of gaining] access to your customer database to sign a statement under penalty of perjury that they did not divulge this information?
4. Have you asked Acacis if they are using your customer list?
5. What are you doing to get to the bottom of this besides posting accusation of slander on GFY?
You can assert that Acacia would be 'stupid' to use the list, but I personally think that a company would be a STUPID COLLABORATIONIST to settle with a company with such pissant patent claims and business practices as Acacia.
I think you sold the industry out for yourself by settling with Acacia and not fighting it. I'd hate to be in a foxhole with you.
You need a good attorney to figure this situation out for you, not a PR campaign on message boards.
Quote:
Originally posted by NLB
Look, I'm very frustrated and personal hurt by all this. So if anyone feels my comments were inappropriate, my apologies. Place yourselves in my shoes. You have works hard for years to do the best at what you do. Always helped out where you could. We would have fought till our last dime if it required turning over my customers. My expression of anger comes from the feeling of betrayal I sure my customers are feeling at the thought that we would hang them out to dry. I've spent the last 48 hours watching the directions of the fires here and am probable a little cranky. Matrix Content is like my child and I've put all my time, though, effort, and love into it. This whole situation is tearing me apart. When Babenet did not pay us we took it in the shorts and paid out every webmaster out of our pocket. Why? Because our reputation is the most important thing for us. So if you feel to continue your Matrix bashing go ahead. The truth will come out. Till then I can't do anything to stop it or disprove it. Even if we were hacked, an employee got our database, Aciacia would not use it. They are not stupid.
|