I am aware of that situation. I appreciate the link. I am not sure what you are trying to communicate or the message you are trying to relay?
My posts were, and are done with clear public disclaimer and statements under my own name, and I clearly stated they were my Personal opinion. Just because I may be a CEO in my professional capacity does not strip me of my constitutional rights to free speech as an Individual.
In addition, unlike Mr. Mackey, my posts were not done under an alias attacking a competitor in an effort to run their PPS down so my company could acquire them at a cheaper price. The two are very separate issues.
Also, they are not even certain that Mackey did anything wrong legally going about it the way he did. It is an informal inquiry at this point.
It does look suspicious that a company's CEO would jump on message boards under an alias to attack your direct competitor you are trying to acquire. I believe that is the real issue here and this what I have been talking about. Did someone, in this case did Mr. Mackey purposefully try to manipulate the share price and public perception of a competitor for his own gain?
I don't know that answer. I think that is what the informal inquiry is for. I personally think the way Mr. Mackey handled his posts in this situation is on the unethical side, but that is just my personal opinion.
Clearly my personal opinion has no basis, bearing or standing on whether Mr. Mackey's actions were right or wrong. Welcome to the new information age.
Thanks again for the post. It is a great subject to address. I am done with my lunch now so its back to work.
John
