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Originally Posted by OF1975
Also to those criticising Simon Davies I disagree. So far we have only seen a short snipit and should wait till we see the full footage. Lets give the man a fair chance. His past work in this arena surely earn him that?
To 80/20 thinking and Phorm, however, I strongly suggest that they try their damndest to get the full footage put up ASAP though. They lost a bit of goodwill by not finding a way to stream it live and if we are left waiting for more than another 24 hours for it then I think they are out of order.
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As I made clear. I was speaking of my opinion based on the facts as they were presented to me in the channel 4 news item. The interview with Simon shown at the end did nothing to allay my fears that 80/20 thinking have a vested interest in the project and are working to ensure it is implemented.
You will see no more of that interview so there is nothing to wait for.
Simon himself was the one to bring up his hat juggling skills and all I am saying is that I have come to the conclusion that whilst he is wearing his 80/20 thinking cap I can't trust his comments to be other than self-serving.
I don't feel this is a criticism of him, I've said all along that I could never see him being allowed to be openly critical of the proposals being that he is employed to help move the implementation forward. If he worked for me I'd be sure he was towing my party line regardless of whatever that line might be. He's doing his job and I have no issue with that.
I do think that C4 were more critical than I could ever be. When someone adds a caveat to an item along the lines of. here is "XXX" and we must make it clear he is in the pay of "XXX" it is an old ploy that is meant to convey to the viewer " hey, listen to this guy but be fully aware of where he is coming from and who is paying his wages."
I'd sit down with Simon all day and discuss privacy issues. The man is a colossus in this field. At the risk of repeating myself I am simply dismissing 80/20 Thinking as anyone who can add anything to the debate but more positive spin on behalf of Phorm because that is the job they are employed to do.
I do hope Simon is not insulted by any of this, I really am saying the guy is just doing his job and well he should do once he has taken it on.