Well, i am certain that the VC&G thread had nothing to do with it. If i hadn't contacted Jon Peddie yesterday, i would not have heard from Mr. Hook
- the two events are directly related

You're assuming Chris Hook didn't know about the ATF thread before hand. Could have known about it all. Or just didn't know the details.

Well, the call was prompted by Jon. i just learned AMD is a client of his; i had no idea previously
.. and i took my chances with an email. i have interviewed him before. He is one of the most respected and influential people in the tech industry


AMD is a very big company. ABT had issues with Nvidia before. And that time, it also took getting our information to the "right" person so that changes could be considered or made. ABT is not a large tech site, and i am grateful for the assistance that we have received.

And it also appears that we really hit a nerve - more like a root canal with no painkiller - with the stealth filth over at VC&G
.. they have unmasked themselves even as they demand "proof" - just as we saw this all before with another infamous forum stealth shill. It looks they are going to be cut off from their gravy train (and maybe even from their jobs) and they don't like their exposure one bit

.. They want an apology, i got one for them . . .

There is no "right way". ABT was blocked internally at AMD from presenting our evidence. And we were slandered in the process.

If we have issues with any other tech company, we bring it directly to them. That is the right way - to discuss issues in PRIVATE

When communication is cut off, then the other choice is to go public; ABT is a media company. i am not going to apologize. We were treated very rudely.


If i had known that Jon would be able to help, i would have asked him for assistance earlier. Hindsight is always 20/20
- i sent out my blog - not to the news agencies so as to embarrass AMD at this late date - but to Industry Insiders that might be able to help. The VC&G thread really did nothing but expose it to them - the place originally with the stealth issues.

OK, Nigel


Ohh .. poor little sensitive baby.



i take back any apology to you - you are absolutely not worth consideration; you are a troublemaker. You can dish it out but you can't take it

Who really cares what you think? Jackass.

So who are the people that have been "outed"?

It's up to AMD to investigate and clean house. We needed to bring the issues to their attention. And our problem was getting their attention since someone inside AMD blocked our access to them.

It is not up to us what they actually do; it is their company. But it appears that they are investigating.

[QUOTE=NIGELG;33323134]Like I said I am all for transparency[/QUOTE]

No you are not

No one understands this thing. All i wanted to do was present my case to AMD.
-all of this - this was just the presentation .. imagine if i really wanted to stick it to them. We don't. We want them to fix it.

Someone in PR decided to blacklist a media company - without justification or explanation.
- the rudeness by cutting us off is what got me irritated - the same arrogance that their shills exhibit

"Officially" AMD knows nothing about their employees posting on tech forums. What that means and what they want the public to believe - is that, out of 8,000 employees (currently, many more ex-Sales representing AMD at Edelman) - only ONE has ever posted on a tech forum (by their sig). We know better even though some appear to believe that we are stupid or blind.

We don't have to name any names. We know that AMD employees post because their company encourages it and ATF's administrator admitted it. However, we don't see one AMD employee currently declare work affiliation (as Intel employees are proud to do, for example). And we know that both Kingston and Nvidia forbid it on threat of termination of employment.

Let's' call it like it is: The OP of that VC&G thread is a liar who half-quotes us and slanders ABT to defend his admittedly favorite company

Everyone can see right through you to your motive.

IDC's posts affirm that there are "AMD employees hiding in our midst". You conveniently substitute "other companies" and try to bring Nvidia into it.
You also ignore that it is completely against AMD's OWN policy that requires transparency from ALL posting employees


My goal has always been to reconcile with AMD - not to embarrass them; we want them to address the fact that their employees post without disclosure. And my blog is on the front page.


ATF does harbor shills. Edelman PR speaking for AMD *admitted it* - "we see their posts, we don't care"
Idontcare admitted that AMD employees are hidden there and evidence has been presented; every GTX 680 thread was locked by the shills' uproar - until we pointed it out

We know for a fact that hidden AMD employees post at ATF. Your flawed conclusion and screwed up definition of "shill" conveniently allows you to ignore the facts and evidence presented. You would have us believe that - despite AMD's efforts to encourage their employees to post, not a single one does.
Now i will watch you as you slander us some more and half quote me in a weak effort to cover for your own broken moral compass

i will agree with one thing you said
completely clear and very transparent



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