RE: IPIX apologizes, but...

[Willem-Jan Markerink <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On 10 Apr 99 at 19:51, Varrą Norbert wrote:

> Extract from Helmut's page:
> Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 17:28:47 -0400
> From: "Patricia Felch" <Felch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: der@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Professor Dersch:
> 
> /../.In closing, we apologize again for suggesting that your Grand Canyon
> photo wasIPIX's and are concerned over your www publication of our
> correspondence before discussing this matter further with IPIX. The last
> thing IPIX wanted was to instigate a web-battle. 

If one throws shit in the air, one better checks whether the fan is 
switched on.

First asking for email addresses of every client, and then come back
whining as a little child when the same user base is used to
demonstrate their filthy attacks. Damn hypocrites.

> **YES! The only thing that can stop an aggressive US software company to
> threat a non-corporate community is publicity. So yes, Helmut, IT IS
> suitable for the web community!
> 
> /../We understand that you are one the experts in the fieldof imaging and
> virtual reality and do not see why you and IPIX could not shareinformation,
> enabling you and your web communicants to benefit from thisburgeoning
> technology. Indeed, one of IPIX's engineers is eager to meet face toface
> with you to discuss the potential for mutual benefits./../
> **What about we buying your silence, ah? How much do you want for closing
> your site down, heh? One can buy everything for dollars, right? If we can't
> threat you, we buy for cash. 
> -I am really sick of this. N

They will first have to pay for using Helmut's images on their site.

Other than that, my reply would be that a company demonstrating such
filthy concepts would be the very last company on earth I would ever
do business with. 

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Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink


      The desire to understand 
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand


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