[simpits-tech] Falcon4 BMS: pit builder news

[Erwin Neyt]

Well in fact Hasbro = Atari.

InfoGrimes bought Hasbro, and they did buy Atari after that. Then InfoGrimes
changed their name to Atari.

As far as I recall....

Erwin. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org 
> [mailto:simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org] On Behalf Of Gene Buckle
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 18:53
> To: erwin at sim-instruments.com; Simulator Cockpit tech list
> Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] Falcon4 BMS: pit builder news
> 
> > "G2Interactive, Inc. has determined that it is in the best 
> interest of 
> > G2Interactive and that of the Community to decline the contract 
> > amendment proposal offered by Atari. All effort to further 
> develop any 
> > product based on the intellectual property owned by Atari 
> has been discontinued."
> >
> > This means basically the development by G2I, and thus BMS 
> has ceased. 
> > My most logical deduction would be that Atari was not satisfied and 
> > did not allow the OIR version to be released under the Atari brand 
> > name. And as the license has expired a few months ago, I 
> assume Atari 
> > is considering other options.
> >
> > I guess this all was to be expected, it just is shameful 
> the community 
> > effort is wasted again.
> >
> 
> Figures.  What ever made them think that "Atari" would act 
> any differently than Hasbro did?  Hasbro found out the hard 
> way what happens when you screw a community.  I think it's 
> time Atari learned the same lesson.
> 
> g.
> 
> 
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