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Not for nuthin,' but that's a load of crap. Sting never said that....he only provided his DD from when he talked to the company, which you and I are more than free to do ourselves.
"I will not give my reasons for my belief and conviction here, because it serves no purpose."
Sure it does, albeit a self-serving one for you (no offense implied), but if I were taking your stance, including the buying of more shares, any info I had that was valid I would be disseminating here, there, and everywhere. If there were any hope at all, this would possibly stimulate the pps to rise which helps your latest purchases along with anybody else holding. Silence on factual info seems like shooting oneself in the foot.
DRM is getting active in video.
This was posted on the Yahoo ONT MB.
http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=9562
The 'E' is already on my Ameritrade streamer.
Even mmxt woke up a bit after sitting stagnant all day. I see no news anywhere, but I won't be eating crow until scmi goes up several cents. ...here's hoping this pos is going to surprise us!
OK...now it's 10:45 and no change, and no action. Keep telling yourself that yesterday's "pop" was enough.
we posted 4 seconds apart.....but my last post answers your question.
....and today is back to "normal."
Well...because it wasn't exactly up with overwhelming volume, and is still down (as in way down) from where all the broken promises started.
"For every word that is posted positive, there are ten negative/naysayer posters using the sledgehammer on the poster."
The problem being, of course, that positives are pure conjecture, and the negatives are based on the current pps, more of a factual item.
...almost up to 1/4 of one cent......be still my heart!
Skeptic will suffice. All the broken promises, and, for lack of a better term, "pumps" that don't come to fruition, would make me so. And if one acknowledges the pps, 'realist' comes to mind. The pps is the one and only thing I care about, and it speaks for itself, almost daily now for several years.
...the outcome? You mean the pps? lololol
Perhaps you could correct me in the "deep structure" of this post from Mariomucks, and please note the date:
Posted by: mariomax
In reply to: docgfd who wrote msg# 33000
Date:10/29/2005 12:26:28 PM
Post # of 33001
George,
Thank-you for your reply, foresight seems not to be on your
agenda, lets talk in February when the 4th quarter numbers will be finalized and audited. Have a good week-end. mariomax
"we think you´ll be pleased with what the new year will bring."
...well....I'm certainly deeeeeelighted!
It's all mental masturbation. The bottom line is the shares are almost worthless, the company has products (supposedly) but no sales and no money, and management is hiding under a rock somewhere, saying nothing to the investors they fleeced with their inane promises and projections, not one of which came to fruition.
So you're calling $4200.- in shares traded action??
"So at any point today you could have bought at .0018 and sold at .0013."
.....uhhhhh..... I'm thinking there's enough money lost here without following that math...
"I begin to wonder what they will be thinking and saying if .002 or more is broken this week."
I can tell you what I'll be thinking: 5 times that will bring it all the way to a stinking penny!
...it would explain the uptick (as pathetic as it was).
No doubt, we bring our own bag lunches and byob.....as well as perhaps a snack for management...
Wow....someone "invested" 67 cents.....................
Yep!
Its called venting, and we've been down this road before, just as it seems silly to type "hope posts" given the circumstances surrounding this investment, not to mention all the "promised" items not panned out.
We'll be seeing 'nothing' soon enough!
Well, at least MMXT is unchanged, but then again, only 21K+ shares have traded (and that's almost a whopping seventy-five bucks). Disgraceful.
"absolutely" and "opinion" simply are not complimentary to each other...
"What I am looking for now is an upmove in both that will respect the merits of both companies and display a new pattern in moving north, short term and long term, even if the general market continues its recent weakness."
Alot of words, but nothing really stated (with all due respect). No news, no information, no revenues....this isn't going anywhere.
I think their power was shut off....
We're staring (in total disbelief) at our streamers that show a whopping 3,080 shares of SCMI traded.
Amen to that...yer post nails it right on the head!
.....although originating from the same general area......those weren't eggs......
So, therefore, you're saying IR and their statements have no bearing on an investment decision? They all become part of the DD involved in making decisions. By the time I realized IR was spewing a load of crap, I was down far enough that I've decided to hold to see what happens, even if '0' is the outcome...and you KNOW I'm not alone in this.
You may have talked to a dozen people at the company, and even got a warm, fuzzy feeling about your investnment...but what has come through on anything you've been told? Merger?
Dividends?
"Who is to blame for us staying?????"
Most certainly each individual's choice, but you can't tell me that that descision wasn't 'greased' by various other factors, Mario's "input" being my favorite.
"If scmi goes to a penny...that would be a QUINTUPLE!"
You betcha....that's how far this pig has fallen. One stinking penny wouldn't get most NEAR to being even.
...small world....my office is in Pawling and I live in Ancramdale (Columbia County).
Will Apple pick music's digital locks?
Jonathan Fildes
Technology reporter, BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6338603.stm
ITunes dominates the music download market
Steve Jobs, the boss of Apple, has set out his stall on the future of the music industry
In an open letter on the Apple website, Mr Jobs argues that the copy protection software used to protect digital music downloads from piracy has not worked.
In the letter he outlines a world where the record industry abandons so called Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems.
"In such a world, any player can play music purchased from any store, and any store can sell music which is playable on all players.
"This is clearly the best alternative for consumers, and Apple would embrace it in a heartbeat." he wrote.
Digital locks
Apple uses its own DRM system known as FairPlay, which means music downloaded from the iTunes store can be played only on iPods.
Other technology and media companies, such as Microsoft, have developed their own-brand DRM. This has resulted in a world of multiple systems with no guarantees that any will work with each other.
Groups like the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents the music industry, have called for one interoperable system to be put in place.
But so far, the competing interests of music labels and technology companies have ensured this has not happened.
Mr Jobs says FairPlay was imposed on it by the big four record companies: Universal, Sony BMG, Warner and EMI.
Apple can see that the legislative tide is turning in Europe
Mark Mulligan, Jupiter Research
Q&A: What is DRM?
"When Apple approached these companies to license their music to distribute legally over the internet, they were extremely cautious and required Apple to protect their music from being illegally copied," he wrote.
Using FairPlay has not harmed Apple. Its iTunes store has sold about two billion songs since launching in 2003, and accounts for more than 70% of the US digital music market.
But many argue that any form of DRM harms consumers.
"It locks consumers into specific products. It's anti-competitive and anti-consumer," said Becky Hogge, executive director of the digital advocacy organisation, the Open Rights Group.
The European Commission agrees.
It says the many different DRM systems should work together.
Some member states, such as France, have already approved new laws that could force companies like Apple to share its digital technology with rivals.
'Ticking off'
Writing on his blog, Mark Mulligan, an analyst at Jupiter Research, believes that this is the real reason Mr Jobs has chosen now to speak.
"Apple can see that the legislative tide is turning in Europe," he wrote.
iPods face competition from firms such as Creative
"Come the summer Apple could find itself in the untenable situation of ticking off an increasing number of markets where it could no longer sell digital music.
"So Jobs et al have taken a strategic decision that now is the time that they can do better without DRM than with."
Others say Apple has nothing to lose from coming out in favour of dumping DRM.
"It is not risking their business model at all," said Paul Jackson, principal analyst at Forrester Research.
Apple makes most of its money from selling hardware like the iPod. It makes very little selling music through iTunes.
"The only slight risk is raising the awareness to people buying music from iTunes that they are so tied in to the system.
"But to be honest most people buying from iTunes don't care."
Others argue that Mr Job's statement is a convenient way of shifting the blame for using DRM onto the record labels.
Alternative music
Writing on his blog, Jon Lech Johansen, a software engineer who has previously distributed tools for circumventing FairPlay, wrote:
"Steve claims Apple wants to sell DRM-free music but the labels won't let them. This of course flies in the face of reality."
I think it will be a long while before a big company like Sony Columbia comes round to thinking about DRM free content
Paul Jackson, Forrester Research
Send us your comments
Mr Johansen pointed to a New York Times report that showed that tracks wrapped in DRM from iTunes are also available through other download services without copy protection.
The implication being that not all record labels insist on DRM, but Apple uses it anyway.
One of the services mentioned is eMusic, which has sold more than 100 million downloads in the past three years.
"Consumers prefer a world where the media they purchase is playable on any device, regardless of its manufacturer, and not burdened by arbitrary usage restrictions, said David Pakman, president and CEO of eMusic.
"More than 13,000 independent labels share this view. We are hopeful the remaining four will one day join them."
Digital cracks
An alternative solution to totally abandoning DRM, put forward by representatives of the music industry, is an interoperable system.
Although, Mr Jobs dismisses the idea in his letter, people like John Kennedy, chairman and CEO of the IFPI believes a system could be made to work.
Most digital music is ripped directly from CDs
"We have been talking about the desirability of interoperability for some time," he said.
Such a system would allow subscription services and new models for music consumption, he said.
"In spite of what Steve Jobs says it should be neither impossible nor unreasonably burdensome to implement interoperability whilst maintaining the security of DRM," said Mr Kennedy.
DRM is already successfully used by the film and software industries, he pointed out.
But with Apple now such a big player in the digital music market, will Steve Jobs' call for arms steamroller the industry's plans and pave the way for a DRM-free future?
Mr Jackson doesn't think the main players are ready just yet.
"The fact that we are starting to see crack appearing in this universal DRM motto means that we will start to see labels opting out," he said.
"But I think it will be a long while before a big company like Sony Columbia comes round to thinking about DRM free content."
So far, the record labels contacted by the BBC have remained tight-lipped.
...quite true.....shouldn't be longer than a couple of years....like the merger...
"At some pint..."
....yeah....it'll take a pint (likely bourbon) to buy into this latest PR extravaganza.
Gracias for the info and report......hope springs eternal!