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Originally Posted by Mick Fisher
It's been suggested the reasonis because the CEO is a fool but I don't think so. Fools don't get to a position like that in a Company.
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To me it seems like he made a list of all of the things people really thought valuable and worthwhile when he became CEO - net neutrality, privacy when browsing, HD channels, no throttling/downoad limits etc. Since then he has attacked each one, perhaps to assert himself, make a name for himself, or perhaps just because he really is an idiot.
He's succeeded certainly, but as a CEO of a company he's a spectacular failure. I really can't think of any CEO aside from Murdoch who is so completely obnoxious and counter to everything sane people think important. He is surely a terrible embarrassment to the rest of the company who must dread his next venom filled attack on some other sacred cow. He's also totally counter to the 'nice guy' image Branson likes to put forward. I wonder if Branson even knows what this clown is up to, or is he too busy off building a moon rocket or some such.
I'd say he'll be gone within 6 months, or VM will have sold up or gone bankrupt. You can only beat up your customers so much before they leave, and I think for many he's already well past that point.
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Another issue which Virgin's moronic CEO conveniently fails to mention when he's waxing lyrical over how wonderful upscaled PAL is, is that PAL broadcasts with 2 channel sound. The new HD channels come with Dolby Digital 5.1, which while a far cry from the sound on a blu-ray (Dolby True HD, DTS Master HD), is still a huge leap over 2 channel sound.
But then again, if he's happy with crusty old SD PAL, then he probably doesn't even see the need for stereo sound, let alone surround.