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Right, we don't want to question what Steve says, do we? It's clear you don't actually read the postings, just sort of skim them and make another response to justify your selections. So, you can't fault what I say, you just don't like my tone? That's a dubious way to avoid a serious discussion.
"Life is too short to be spending it bitching about a stock." Really? It strikes me as a harmless diversion.
Although people are resistant to change, I'm not sure we want to go down that path - people instantly bought telephones, iPhones, etc., electricity, sliced bread, indoor plumbing.... At any rate, this is not a consumer item, you only need a couple of hundred people in the world to sign on and we're all set. This whole experience of owning this stock is unsettling, I can't put my finger on it, exactly, but there seems to be some smell test here we're not passing.
Although people are resistant to change, I'm not sure we want to go down that path - people instantly bought telephones, iPhones, etc., electricity, sliced bread, indoor plumbing.... At any rate, this is not a consumer item, you only need a couple of hundred people in the world to sign on and we're all set. This whole experience of owning this stock is unsettling, I can't put my finger on it, exactly, but there seems to be some smell test here we're not passing.
I plead guilty, then, as accused. This is one of the biggest stories in video broadcast history (maybe), or, at least, very big. If I'm media, I'm breaking down the door to get the story, to be the first to get the story. Unless it doesn't work? It's been released, I can't understand what the issues are, I thought they weren't going to release it until everything was good.
I believe I predicted a while ago that the share price action would be disturbing during the buyback program, that the company wants to pay as little as possible for these shares, and I believe that's what's happening now. It's dawned on me that Destiny is not promoting the heck out of Clipstream exactly for this reason, while they accumulate. For example, see:
http://www.wired.com/playbook/2013/02/ff-grand-master-susan-polgar-chess/
This from a recent Wired Magazine. Does anyone think that an invention that will revolutionize the way video is delivered is less important than this and that Clipstream can't rate a mention here?
The company is clearly not doing the share holders any favors, despite the rhetoric.
I thought Clipstream was better too - more saturated colors
I thought Clipstream was better too - more saturated colors
I thought Clipstream was better too - more saturated colors
"Jump" is a terrible demo - no scene lasts more than a second or two so it's impossible to tell if there's any choppiness. "Guido" however has longer scenes and works fine on my MacPro. I can't understand why posters are writing that the quality is not good - granted, I watched on a 23" screen, but still, looks good to me.
This company's reticence to publicize Clipstream is marketing malpractice. I cannot see this as a workable strategy, very disappointing.
smart of you, but I didn't / don't want to trade it, just sitting back (and complaining) and waiting for eventual escalation, but I"m old and don't want too eventual of an escalation.
no, as it was going up I actually increased my buying because I thought DSNY had finally "arrived" and we were going up more and fast.
Well put, and what ever happened to the whole "buy the rumor, sell the news" thing, I was expecting a big run-up sometime in the past 6 months or so.
Except that the entire net this year is going to buy back shares, so where does that leave us without additional contracts.
I hope you are right, I'm (obviously) frustrated. Any other stock that performs like this I would sell, it's Clipstream's potential that keeps me on board, DSNY seems so manipulated at this point.
Reality check, here - Clipstream might be a great product, and Destiny a great company and Steve a great guy, but, for whatever reason, DSNY seems to be a crap stock. I'm not selling (yet), but, seriously, this is dead money.
sorry, my mistake on that one
I think there was another buy about a year before the 2M you refer to. The new total will be 4M
This is partially what I've been complaining about re: the stock buyback. Destiny could have used a big time marketing firm and an Investor Relations Dept and decided to spend the money elsewhere. The whole CEO taking investors calls thing is a little too mom and pop-ish for me.
True on the earnings, I just can't shake my belief that some pre-release marketing would have made a difference. Well, that ship's sailed.
Of course he cares, his perspective is just different than ours. Where I'm down 10% in one account, he's up 50% at the same price.
He got them at a steep discount, he's already in serious profit.
agreed - you'd like to think he'd be too busy for IR.
Hmm, as in the company is trying to buy its 1M shares as cheaply as possible? This is a highly manipulated stock, and for those who hanker for a near-term NASDQ listing, remember that a reverse split is not out of the question. I wonder if anyone asked about this at the meeting.
Can someone explain this to me (again) - I'm looking at Bid:75, Ask:73, Last .73. How can the Ask be less than the Bid?
I believe he was referring to the end of 2012
i'm not understanding the $6 standard. Please see:
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=APPA+Major+Holders
I agree, it is confounding that with the upside potential here, people are willing to pay .753 but not .76 or (much) more, even at this point.
That is the (multi) million dollar question and why I've been yapping so much about marketing.
It's usually based on 3 - 5 years of returns. Very hard to tell exactly how much is being spent on transcoding with privately held companies, etc., plus Clipstream will never get 100% of that business. I'm betting on 40 - 80 per share, ultimately, if all goes well.
thanks
clipstream vs. telestream - I'm not a tech person, so could someone please explain how clipstream is different than this:
http://www.telestream.net (Vantage 4.0)
Honestly, I forget, but it was about .40 then, so whenever that was. I'm always reading about micro-caps, so probably ran across it that way and became increasingly excited about Clipstream's potential, I'm not sure I even knew about MPE until later on.
Hey, I have children so I'm used to being wrong, hope I am here, too.
ok, I would like to already see something out there about Destiny. The MPE story itself is worthy of publicity as a stand alone situation. That's the first thing, to begin building name recognition, that this is a small company with big accomplishments, ideas, etc.. What are they up to next? This would definitely support share price and with the patents in place there's no downside.
Then, the Clipstream situation. As I pointed out, Van is alone doing a great job of building up anticipation and I think the company should be also. That is the disconnect I find troubling, if the launch is coming soon. There's no secret here, if you've tried it on your machines, then you can be sure that the "playahs" on Wall Street and the tech world have, too. So, everyone knows about it, its awesome potential can change the very media landscape, launch is imminent, why the total silence about it from the company? That's what I can't figure - I don't believe that if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door, you have to market the heck out of that mousetrap in today's world. And pre-launch buzz could be an integral part of a marketing campaign.
What bothered me about the most recent share buy back is that I don't see enough cash on hand for a major ad campaign and for the litigation that will definitely arise from companies trying to get around the patents or some Malaysian company bootlegging it, etc.
Sons, we clearly got off on the wrong foot. Let's be friends, it's easier that way. I am long - but let's look at it from your point of view for a minute. Clipstream might work as hoped for or might not. If it completely fails, DSNY will still probably never go below .50 per share because of increasing MPE revenues. If it succeeds, it could go to, well I predicted $40.00. So why would I take a position of maximum gain of .25 versus one where I could make 39.25, or whatever?
I'm not a techie by a long shot, don't know that end, all of my doubts about the company have assumed that Clipstream will succeed, but that the marketing end is not being handled expertly so potential may not be maximized. And I did go the the conference and have proof. And I don't particularly like poker, my point being that you completely mis-analyzed my position.
When you can't argue the point, attack the person - I would love to get you in a poker game. Just curious, do people speak slowly when addressing you?
So, the question remains, why are you the only one trying to create a buzz around this launch. Where's the company? We heard for months prior to the roll outs of the iPad Mini, Windows 8, even the new version of Madden NFL, Roku, for a very few examples. I seriously don't get this, especially if launch is imminent.