| From: | Sandy Brownlee |
| Date: | 5 Sep 99 at 09:04:12 |
| Subject: | (OT) Re: Collas Out?! |
Hello Rick
On 04-Sep-99, you wrote:
> I watched as Donovan Reeve hammered "Re: Collas Out?!" out on their
> keyboard...
>
> [SNIP]
>
>> Obviously something came up rather suddenly. What it was, we don't know
>> for sure but I highly doubt it will effect the course of Amiga much.
>> However, whatever happened, Amiga (and we) lost a great spark-plug and
>> a wonderful guy. It certainly is sad to see him go, for whatever reason.
>From what I've heard, Jim Collas has left because his wife is expecting a
baby,
but maybe this is just a reassuring rumour. He surely would have told us...
> I was forwarded an e-mail (from a usually reliable person) about the
> entire thing.
>
> Basically it goes along the lines of, Microsoft + Gateway got wind of what
> Jim Collas / Amiga Inc were planning for the new machine and panicked.
> Microsoft threatened Gateway in their usual manner and Gateway were forced
> to ask Jim Collas to leave (part of this "deal" of not being fired was for
> him to sell all his shares). Now Gateway have control they plan to use the
> Amiga name to do nothing but release a set-top box (Hence the
> convergence/webtv style patents).
>
> Again tho, this may be a rumour...all the Microsoft/Gateway business seems
> a bit much, but who knows?
My goodness- this would be scary- but I think that this is too much of a
conspiracy theory. IMHO, Jim left for one of two reasons; personal, as
above, or Gateway were worried about the amount of info he was letting
loose. This second thought would also be in line with Bill McEwen's
sacking, as he was telling a bit much too.
Or perhaps Jim has been kidnapped by aliens, and the US government have had
to cover up- he *has* been a bit quiet recently- and maybe the aliens were
worried that the human race were catching up on them technologically
speaking. Just imagine: Amiga sparks interplanetary war!
Regards,
Sandy Brownlee
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