http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2006/07/31/jason-calacanis-is-asking-for-it/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2006/07/31/jason-calacanis-is-asking-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2941 Tom Simpson Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:23:49 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2006/07/31/jason-calacanis-is-asking-for-it/#comment-2941 What's most interesting about this, is the fact that this could possibly cause even "more" people to cancel their accounts with AOL (not nessecarily a bad thing). In effect, he's asking people to stop using his company's service, in an effort to "try to be a better company". <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> Just imagine the backlash if Scoble would have tried something like this. Let's say there was a problem with Windows locking down hard drives after being installed, so that when people wanted to switch to Linux, they wouldn't be able to. If Scoble would have asked for this kind of feedback, tons of people would start un-installing Windows (not nesecarily a bad thing). Would Microsoft have had a problem with this? <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> I can't imagine that AOL is too happy with one of their own people asking people to leave their service and send in MP3 files of the cancellation call. What’s most interesting about this, is the fact that this could possibly cause even “more” people to cancel their accounts with AOL (not nessecarily a bad thing). In effect, he’s asking people to stop using his company’s service, in an effort to “try to be a better company”.

Just imagine the backlash if Scoble would have tried something like this. Let’s say there was a problem with Windows locking down hard drives after being installed, so that when people wanted to switch to Linux, they wouldn’t be able to. If Scoble would have asked for this kind of feedback, tons of people would start un-installing Windows (not nesecarily a bad thing). Would Microsoft have had a problem with this?

I can’t imagine that AOL is too happy with one of their own people asking people to leave their service and send in MP3 files of the cancellation call.

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