URGENT Announcement from the Phoenix Project Steering Group
Paul Middleton
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The Steering Group, appointed by an open meeting of Acorn Dealers and
Developers, has reluctantly stepped back from negotiating with Acorn
Computers for their Product business, upon learning that Acorn is now
negotiating directly with another company from the Netherlands, introduced to
Acorn via the Steering Group's agency.
The Steering Group's experience of negotiating with the present management of
Acorn was of sudden, unexpected and unpredictable change in Acorn's
negotiating position. Steering Group members signed a Memorandum of
Understanding which Stan Boland signed for Acorn and which was abruptly
abandoned by Acorn a few days later.
They wish the new negotiators a successful outcome and good luck!
The Steering Group regard as a notable achievement the rapid introduction to
the scene of another firm, with technical and manufacturing experience and
substantial financial backing, which may lead to continuing the Acorn product
range. They are happy to credit Peter Bondar with an indispensable role in
this achievement, and thank him for his work.
If the negotiation leads to the sale of Acorn's Workstation Products to
another party, the Group will work to convince that party of the value of the
recent and imminent Products, and will encourage them to sustain the Dealer
and Developer community, so as to sustain the broad Acorn-Using community,
with all its enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to RiscOS.
If negotiations do not lead to that outcome we shall continue to seek an
alternative way of bringing Phoebe to market and continuing development of
RiscOS.
For Dealer/Developer Steering Group
Laurie van Someren Aleph One Limited
Chris Evans CJE Micros
Bernard Bollons Si-Plan Electronic Research Ltd
Keith Faulkner Alsystems
14 Oct 1998
queries to mailto:pho...@uniqueway.co.uk
NB In line with various requests please try and keep all discussions on
this matter to comp.sys.acorn.advocacy in future.
Thank you.
Paul Middleton on behalf of the Steering Group.
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