Good points...waiting until later is not a wise tactic....

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On Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at 09:32 AM, John Burke wrote:

> Mark Wonsil makes an interesting point:
>
>> Jim Phillips wrote:
>>>
>>> I would say that for all practical purposes, OpenMPE is a
>> dead issue.
>>>
>>
>> Hey, many thought John Kerry was a dead issue until yesterday.  I feel
>> there's going to be quite a few homesteaders out there past
>> 2006.  HP would
>> look very bad if the only reason they didn't have help was
>> because they held
>> out on them.
>>
>
> Yes, HP will look very bad. But by then it will be too late to
> influence
> anything.
>
> The time to act is now, while OpenMPE still has a pulse.
>
> The time to act is now, to point out that all we have from HP are vague
> promises - and we all know what they are worth.
>
> The time to act is now, while we still have some leverage.
>
> The time to act is now, to take control of the agenda rather than let
> HP
> lead us around in circles.
>
> John Burke
>
>