Strategy First acquires Malfador Machinations

[Tim Brooks]

SFI seems to be a bit 'classier' in the sense they do not spread bad news just to vent. That is called slander.

slander
n 1: words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another 2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn: aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration] v : charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Oh I get it. SFI was the good guy. The developers and the government were evil. Sorry for voicing my opinions.

Didn't have time to finish my post (the phone!) so Iam adding this edit.

David, where your logic breaks down is that

1) if they lost $800,000 and then couldn't pay their developers, then they weren't spending their money, they were spending developers money.

2) what are they doing buying Malfador when that money could go to paying developers back, if that is their priority.

Now, you can say what you want, and for all I know your facts are wrong. But I have spoken to many of their developers over the last couple of years, and I get almost the same story from most, so I tend to believe them. SF was slow in paying and underpaying before they declared bankruptcy.

And yes, I know that sometimes things happen beyond a company's control, but it sounds to me, and no one has come forward with facts that change my impressions, that the developers weren't their priority and it seems like they still aren't.

Nuf said.