From: Chris Caputo <ccaputo@alt.net>
To: Carl Johnson <toto@sk.sympatico.ca>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-12-26 00:55:21 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 16:55:21 -0800 (PST)
From: Chris Caputo <ccaputo@alt.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 16:55:21 -0800 (PST)
To: Carl Johnson <toto@sk.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: usenet censorship]
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Sorry about the press-release'ish language - twas not my intention. I
would say (b), with happy customers and (a) being the goal. The service
we provide incurs significant expenses, mainly because of the bandwidth
involved, and we just need to make sure the cost of these expenses is
being recovered in a fair way, before we grow any more.
Chris Caputo
President, Altopia Corporation
On Wed, 25 Dec 1996, Carl Johnson wrote:
> Chris Caputo wrote:
> > We mean that we are coming up with a new pricing scheme that will
> > allow us to more accurately match revenue with expenses.
>
> Chris,
> In non-pressrelease language does this mean:
> a. Making a profit.
> b. Trying to at least break even.
> c. Trying not to lose your ass.
> d. Hiring a dyslexic pot-head as Chief Financial Officer was a big
> mistake.
>
> Just Wondering,
> Toto
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