Cisco: Doug Newton has been made aware of these things
for years.
From me and many other shareholders.
Why he doesn't get an eCommerce web site is mindboggling,
mystefying, and makes one doubt seriously his business and common sense abilities.
He has thrown away all the value in his stock with millions upon millions of shares to people/ventures none of which has done anything concrete to develop the company.
When I see your comments, they remind me of my thinking, years ago, when I personally spoke with him many times.
He simply is frozen/trapped/blocked in by whatever set of circumstances prevent his mind from realizing the value of an eCommerce site.
He is prone to hype is stock in a big way. Now that he has
destroyed the value in his stock, he has grown quiet and doesn't respond to many eMails.
It is as if he is frozen in time as of about 10 years ago.