So here's an alert I got from Street Insider:
"Sphere 3D (ANY) Target of Negative Report
Sphere 3D (NASDAQ: ANY) is this morning's Top Short idea at Seeking Alpha PRO, which claims the company's top relationships are illusory, according to sources.
Among other things the article purports to show that Sphere 3D relationship with Corel has come to an unceremonious end. Additionally, it's relationship with Chesterfield County Schools is not at all finalized."
Here's how the article should really read:
I am short Sphere 3D and desperate because of all the good things happening at the company. I won't talk about any of these good things because then you would want to buy shares and I need you to sell shares.
Instead I will talk about the really bad things like a deal made with Corel back in May 2013 that didn't work out. Yeah, I know it was experimental and nobody really cares about it or talks about it and that at this stage it is completely meaningless, but I think it's really bad.
And I will talk about about the Chesterfield Schools deal that the company never even announced. Yes, I know that articles have been written about it and it is probably a very good thing, but I'll just try to make it sound like a negative because I really don't have anything else.
I'll also try to imply that all the terrific partnerships the company has recently announced are not so terrific. I'll so this by saying I heard it from anonymous sources. That's always a good technique. \
I will also be sure not to include all the great testimonials from tech experts and Sphere customers like these:
Laura Didio, famed tech reviewer tested GlassWare and said: " it does everything it claims to do. Sphere3D Glassware 2.0 & V3 Appliances are all excellent."
Simon Bramfitt says: "both Glassware and V3 have a genuinely new take on the business of getting Windows applications (Glassware) and Windows desktops (V3) in front of end-users."
Dustin Hardin, Director of Technology of New Caney ISD, a current Glassware customer said: "We tried traditional virtualization techniques but the specific applications we needed couldn't virtualize or wouldn't scale. With our Glassware 2.0 enabled Dell(TM) server, we were able to virtualize the applications we needed and future proof our investment in Chromebooks for our students."
Paul Shumway, Senior Vice President of Novarad said: "We have tested many of today's leading virtualization technologies and have looked at a number of potential solutions; none were able to deliver the simple migration to virtualization and incredible performance that we get from the Sphere 3D approach to virtual computing. The first time we saw our products run on Glassware 2.0, we were sold."
Vibhor Kapoor, Director, Microsoft Azure Product Marketing said “By working closely with Sphere 3D, we are able to continue to deliver on that commitment and provide a new level of flexibility for organizations looking for scalable application delivery from the cloud.”
Bryan Bleil, vice president of online technology implementation at Pearson. “We welcome Glassware 2.0 into the TestNav Qualified program as a technology provider that shares our goal for enhanced learning capabilities through technology adoption.”
So there, you can see what a horrible investment this Sphere 3D is. Now will you please sell some shares so me and my buddies can get out of our short before this thing triples? Thanks.
