nickv
Active Member
throughout all the threads I see that every now and then we all keep posting our own little conpiracy theories.So, thought i'd start a thread where we can all get our own paranoia out there.
Here's Mine:
Until I read the CEO's comments that he made during that interview with Moneyweb I didn't really have one but that interview really "tweaked" my paranoia.Dont quote me but he was asked about 3g and how he felt about.This was the point where he promptly whipped out his 3g card and began extolling the virtues of 3g and how uses it in his laptop when he can't get signal! This got me thinking that the chances of ever hearing Bill Gates telling us how he uses Windows XP at work but when he gets home he whips the Linux box for relaxation would be about a billion to one! The golden rule of marketing is that although you never run your competitors down, you never ever punt them over your own product.NEVER!! but yet Mr Mtshali does just that.The equvalent of corperate treason in places like the USA.Obviously the man is a bit of a figure head who's there for the interviews,picture sessions and the monthly board meeting ( and payday , of coarse!!!) .Now, since WBS is invloved with the lotto and they happened to be so lucky as to be awarded the only other wireless licence this fish really starts smelling somwhat.Clearly there is a BEE angle here of note.I find it incredable that we are such "pioneers" that we would be only the second country in the world to implement the Iburst technology! In a country where our president stands up and tells the world that HIV does'nt cause AIDS!! SA always plays catchup when it comes to implementtion of new stuff because no-one has the balls to make a decision that might get them fired.Yet here we are forging ahead! I also strongly believe that last weeks cuttoff's of the "BAD BOYS" had nothing to do with the network but all to do with economic's.The finance dept pushed through the cuttoffs because they believed that the heavy users would not honour there commitments and pay for any extra gigs that they had downloaded.Hence the extortion tactics of pay before we reconnect.And the reason that all this happened was because the bandwidth management system totally collapsed regardless of the fact that there was a full 6months plus trial period to test everything.I would love to know who bought,approved and was resposible for this system and if he is still employed?.There must definatly been abit of "palm greasing " to have allowed such a system to be put into place that crashed so spectaclularly! Overall the whole effort seems to smack of a very self assured attitude that no matter what WSB will remain in business because the normal rulles of business dont really apply to them.This explains the general attitude towards the customer.
On the plus side,if any of this proves true then quite possible WBS could end up with the best wireless network in Africa!! If you throw enough money at a problem,you are bound to fix it eventually,right? And especially if you dont really have to distract yourself with such trivial details as keeping customers happy or making a profit!!
So that mine.Now show me yours?
Regards
Here's Mine:
Until I read the CEO's comments that he made during that interview with Moneyweb I didn't really have one but that interview really "tweaked" my paranoia.Dont quote me but he was asked about 3g and how he felt about.This was the point where he promptly whipped out his 3g card and began extolling the virtues of 3g and how uses it in his laptop when he can't get signal! This got me thinking that the chances of ever hearing Bill Gates telling us how he uses Windows XP at work but when he gets home he whips the Linux box for relaxation would be about a billion to one! The golden rule of marketing is that although you never run your competitors down, you never ever punt them over your own product.NEVER!! but yet Mr Mtshali does just that.The equvalent of corperate treason in places like the USA.Obviously the man is a bit of a figure head who's there for the interviews,picture sessions and the monthly board meeting ( and payday , of coarse!!!) .Now, since WBS is invloved with the lotto and they happened to be so lucky as to be awarded the only other wireless licence this fish really starts smelling somwhat.Clearly there is a BEE angle here of note.I find it incredable that we are such "pioneers" that we would be only the second country in the world to implement the Iburst technology! In a country where our president stands up and tells the world that HIV does'nt cause AIDS!! SA always plays catchup when it comes to implementtion of new stuff because no-one has the balls to make a decision that might get them fired.Yet here we are forging ahead! I also strongly believe that last weeks cuttoff's of the "BAD BOYS" had nothing to do with the network but all to do with economic's.The finance dept pushed through the cuttoffs because they believed that the heavy users would not honour there commitments and pay for any extra gigs that they had downloaded.Hence the extortion tactics of pay before we reconnect.And the reason that all this happened was because the bandwidth management system totally collapsed regardless of the fact that there was a full 6months plus trial period to test everything.I would love to know who bought,approved and was resposible for this system and if he is still employed?.There must definatly been abit of "palm greasing " to have allowed such a system to be put into place that crashed so spectaclularly! Overall the whole effort seems to smack of a very self assured attitude that no matter what WSB will remain in business because the normal rulles of business dont really apply to them.This explains the general attitude towards the customer.
On the plus side,if any of this proves true then quite possible WBS could end up with the best wireless network in Africa!! If you throw enough money at a problem,you are bound to fix it eventually,right? And especially if you dont really have to distract yourself with such trivial details as keeping customers happy or making a profit!!
So that mine.Now show me yours?
Regards
