Comments on: Linden Lab remove CEO: Rosedale returns

By: TateruNino

TateruNino — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:52:43 +0000

Well, remember that while Philip might be back 'on' now, he is presumably going to go back 'off' again when a replacement CEO is found.

By: skribe

skribe — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:12:58 +0000

I think what we're seeing here is denouement of a failed experiment in greed. I'm only speculating, but I suspect that what happened in 2007-8 is that some LL VC saw the hype and wanted $$$. They pressured LL to move to a more business orientated model and when Phillip wasn't able to deliver/resisted he was pressured to leave and was replaced by someone more business-savvy (amenable to the VCs thinking).

Clearly SL is not a solution to a problem that many businesses have, so inevitably this move failed. This failure placed SL's very existence in jeopardy. Especially in the wake of the abandonment of the community that had made SL such a raging success to begin with. Now Phillip has been returned as interim CEO (much like Jobs was at Apple) in order to save what is left.

Unfortunately, I suspect the result will be a day late and a dollar short. We'll see.

By: AngelleSL

AngelleSL — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:15:45 +0000

None of this matters. It's the tier prices. SL will continue to bleed as long as those remain as they are.

By: Persephoneia Ferina

Persephoneia Ferina — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:19:53 +0000

As resident, I certainly not going to cry for the dismissal of Mark. From a World of Illusion, Hope and Forward-looking, we fall in the Kingdom of Darkness. Lets see if Phillip can bring us back what made SL a real place to be… Please Phill, switch the light back on.

By: Little Lost Linden

Little Lost Linden — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:31:10 +0000

It is truly a Second Life birthyday to remember. Welcome Home Philip!

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