Replies to post #238115 on Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

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i know cm said he knows more than others due to his access to people in the us defence industry. i have no doubt he knows more than me!!

but we all have access to wave's income statements. these measure wave's own progress using money as the unit of measurement. and these present a coherent picture of wave's performance. all of the visionary activities appear not to have led to a hill of beans, commercially speaking.

there's an atavistic feel to a position that reasserts thought leadership as an important value. in the end, cash flow is what counts. there's no reviving the corpse by appealing to the horizon.

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This 'industry needs' notion is perfectly sensible,

all organizations small and large often need an evangelist, somebody who keeps espousing a certain point. through that value they are tolerated. while some of these 'leaders' are fundamentally arrogant, manipulative and dishonest to the point one would never actually do business with them, they still represent value to the organism as a whole.

I don't have any idea if that notion represents a broad opinion of SKS, but I do know that is the impression I have gotten for a very long time from any public presentation he has done, and I do know I am not alone in that assessment.

I'm not particularly overwhelmed with Solms' public speaking, but he is clear, to the point, and doesn't leave me feeling like I was listening to a loose-with-the-truth narcissist.