tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post6404757645674309829..comments2023-05-26T06:11:32.356-07:00Comments on Kevin Carmony's Blog: Jury Vindicates Former Linspire Employees of 3-Years of Attacks by Michael Robertson!Kevin Carmonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184610794401604177noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post-8981468358274994442011-03-31T16:42:55.674-07:002011-03-31T16:42:55.674-07:00Enjoyed reading/following your page.Please keep it...Enjoyed reading/following your page.Please keep it coming. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post-84369507549615025842010-11-04T15:57:00.303-07:002010-11-04T15:57:00.303-07:00I feel pretty bad for the people that are still pu...I feel pretty bad for the people that are still putting up with his abuse by continuing to work for him. They need a support group. He fails to realize that his attitude (that he believes to improve performance) only leads to his employees wasting hours on end ridiculing his decisions, fuming, and conspiring against him.<br /><br />Hopefully potential future employees of his will trust in the caution imparted on Freespire and this blog and understand fully that picking strawberries is better than working for him.<br /><br />Thanks for keeping the flame lit, Kevin. (though perhaps that praise should be dubiously given to Michael and his zeal for litigation?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post-5540075849278128672010-10-14T10:32:30.551-07:002010-10-14T10:32:30.551-07:00Robertson? Apologize? That's a good one. =)...Robertson? Apologize? That's a good one. =)<br /><br />Those employees were simply pawns in Robertson's game. Those who have worked around Robertson knows how he treats employees. I haven't seen Robertson care about anything other than himself, money and his massive ego. He doesn't care how many good, innocent employees he drags through the mud to try and get his way. So, no, don't look for any apologies from him. <br /><br />Anyone who knows Randy, Cliff, Theresa and Bill know that only a real jerk would have innocently attacked them. <br /><br />KevinKevin Carmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184610794401604177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post-10872207183805574462010-10-14T10:28:46.394-07:002010-10-14T10:28:46.394-07:00Did Robertson ever apologize to Cliff, Theresa, Ra...Did Robertson ever apologize to Cliff, Theresa, Randy and Bill? Is he going to pay their lawyer fees, or will they be stuck with those?RMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post-29036093748479140052010-09-25T23:59:27.368-07:002010-09-25T23:59:27.368-07:00Great news!
Kevin, I watched the new Wall Street ...Great news!<br /><br />Kevin, I watched the new Wall Street movie tonight, and I couldn't help but think about Robertson as it highlighted scummy businessmen. There was a great line where the scummiest of the businessmen was told, "I'll make you a deal, if you stop lying about me, I'll stop telling the truth about you." That made me think of your blog and how just telling the truth about Robertson makes him look bad and exposes him for the creep he is.<br /><br />Keep up the good fight.<br /><br />AndyAndy Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post-5554107567786020862010-09-20T21:46:21.756-07:002010-09-20T21:46:21.756-07:00Very interesting. Great to hear that justice was ...Very interesting. Great to hear that justice was served for the most part. Congrats!Zebronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post-82878717139040705312010-09-20T16:14:47.931-07:002010-09-20T16:14:47.931-07:00Scott,
Not that I could ever see. I never even s...Scott,<br /><br />Not that I could ever see. I never even saw Robertson's wife there the entire two weeks. <br /><br />As I mentioned, several people, including former Linspire employees, did show up in support of the defendants. (Thanks!) <br /><br />I'll also add that Robertson didn't show up to hear the verdict read, but all six of the defendants were there.<br /><br />KevinKevin Carmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184610794401604177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post-45833379723637423562010-09-20T16:09:14.648-07:002010-09-20T16:09:14.648-07:00Kevin,
I'm curious. During the hearing, did ...Kevin,<br /><br />I'm curious. During the hearing, did any former employees show up in the courtroom to support Robertson?<br /><br />ScottScottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post-22903938324869786912010-09-20T03:35:40.511-07:002010-09-20T03:35:40.511-07:00Larry P:
1. Not sure there will ever be an end to...Larry P:<br /><br />1. Not sure there will ever be an end to Robertson's legal attacks. As with many rich bullies, they love using the court system to hammer away at people, even if they have no valid case. Fortunately, he's lost at every turn and I'm sure will continue to, but I suppose he has the money to waste on it. He lost in the Comerica case, and I believe that's completely over. He lost in the freespire.com case, but he is appealing that. He'll just waste more money there, but I'm not spending a dime on that one. I have no idea if he'll appeal this latest case, he may still want to bully these good employees. Let's hope not. If he does, it just further shows what kind of person he is. I am still a witness in the EMI lawsuit, where he's once again being sued for copyright violations (same thing he did to harm MP3.com).<br /><br />2. As for the 100 Linspire shareholders, they remain in the dark. From the witness stand in this latest case, Robertson said that common shareholders were "second class," and didn't put in "real money" like he had. When asked why he hadn't communicated with the shareholders about what happened, he said, "I've been told I'm not legally obligated to do so." It also came out in this latest trial that Roberson DID transfer all the money that was left from Linspire to one of his accounts and to his father-in-law. To the extent of exactly what happened and where the millions went, Robertson seems hell bent to take that to the grave with him. He argued that the reason he wanted to give the employees lousy severance was to keep as much money in the company as possible to give it a chance to succeed. Well, we see how well that turned out. Ten months after we all left, the company was gone and he took all the money remaining. Anyone thinking of investing in one of Robertson's ventures or exercising stock options in any of his companies should pay attention to how he treats minority shareholders. <br /><br />KevinKevin Carmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184610794401604177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post-90363441019828265812010-09-19T18:26:45.047-07:002010-09-19T18:26:45.047-07:00Kevin,
Glad to hear things went reasonably well. ...Kevin,<br /><br />Glad to hear things went reasonably well. Even though the jury passed partial judgement against you & the CFO, it seems you'd rather live with a clear conscience instead of worrying about a point of business law. <br /><br />That you protected the employees of Linspire from Robertson's money-grab with fair severance packages was very generous & honorable of you.<br /><br />I do have two questions.<br /><br />1. Is this the end of Robertson's legal antics or does he have other suits pending?<br /><br />2. Where do things stand regarding the other 100 shareholders? Are there other motions pending to uncover the truth about where all that $$ went?<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />Larry P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229364574561265729.post-4585557381597689822010-09-19T09:03:44.563-07:002010-09-19T09:03:44.563-07:00Congratulations to those employees who finally hav...Congratulations to those employees who finally have closure to this whole, unfortunate episode. Robertson is pathetic for having gone after the other employees.Scottnoreply@blogger.com