| Wow... What a tool. Lets insult the people that pay your paycheck shall we? Strangely if any of us were to insult our customers we'd likely all get fired, but you watch, it's likely he'll only get a slap on the wrist. I know many "city" folk that don't live on farms that happen to have Dish not because it's "quality" but because it's cheaper than the alternatives. Some are also considering the switch to DirecTV/Comcast/Time Warner if this AMC/Dish silliness doesn't end soon. Must be nice to have a cushy job where you can be so oblivious to everything, and also have a golden parachute in place in the event that they do "let you go" for being an ass. |
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| Don't forget Dish has been in dispute with ABC over HD feeds for 3 years of ESPNEWS/ESPNU/ABC Family/Disney. They also have dropped all NY area regional sports networks.
Dish might be cheaper at first, but you get what you pay for. |
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 HallPremium,MVM
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Dayton, OH
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"slap on the wrist" ? "golden parachute" ? You do realize he (founded and) OWNS the company, right ? |
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 maartenaElmoPremium
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Orange, CA
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said by osravens:Don't forget Dish has been in dispute with ABC over HD feeds for 3 years of ESPNEWS/ESPNU/ABC Family/Disney. They also have dropped all NY area regional sports networks.
Dish might be cheaper at first, but you get what you pay for.
Exactly. Granted, all providers have their disputes. See the big mess between DirecTV and Viacom only a month ago. Although resolved, no provider is immune from it. That said, Dish Network seems to be the worst one.
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maartenaElmoPremium
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Orange, CA
kudos:1 | reply to Hall
said by Hall:"slap on the wrist" ? "golden parachute" ? You do realize he (founded and) OWNS the company, right ?
So did Steve Jobs with Apple. He was still kicked out. (Until they realized they needed him and brought him back 5 years later, and out came all the iStuff)
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
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Tulsa, OK | Uh, I think you need to look up your Apple history. Steve Jobs exit at Apple began May 1985 and by September he was gone.
He returned to Apple in 1997.
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said by Hall:"slap on the wrist" ? "golden parachute" ? You do realize he (founded and) OWNS the company, right ?
So that must make it completely and totally ok to other investors that he's basically telling his CUSTOMERS to go pound sand if they want AMC or other channels? Must be nice to have that sort of power, not only does he get to be an obtuse tool, he gets to stay on the board without repercussions. Captive customers, aren't they the greatest? Well assuming that all their customers live on farms, can't get OTA or any sort of broadband useful enough for netflix/amazon instant video, or any other sort of over the top video provider.... |
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 DownTheShoreHelp Moore OklahomaPremium
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Beautiful NJ
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There's been a lot of founders/CEO's coming out with dumbass comments recently - Dan Cathy (Chick-Fil-A) and John H. Schnatter (Papa John's), and now Charlie Ergen - that insult a segment of their customer base without caring that they do so. I don't know if it's mere hubris or just plain stupidity on their part, but it makes you realize that creating and owning a successful business doesn't automatically indicate any depth of intelligence or human compassion - only being in the right place at the right time.
And we're supposed to glorify these jokers and give them financial incentives to continue? 
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HallPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:2 | said by DownTheShore:And we're supposed to glorify these jokers and give them financial incentives to continue?
It is up to consumers to decide whether or not to help them continue with their success(es).
Look how badly Chick-Fil-A was affected and how little customers supported them the other week. |
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