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Gabriel Rosencrantz
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Posted - 2010.10.07 15:37:00 -
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I'm not familiar with how to determine the value of a business. Can you please explain how a value of 8+ billion was determined? If the total donations in 22 months are just over 5 billion, that price would require something on the order of 3 more years to earn back the investment, assuming that the service remains free. (I am truly not a finance guy and the question is genuine.)
It was always my impression that you were doing this for something other than money. The reason EACS is the only man standing in this niche is that it killed all of its competitors by offering the service for free. If the service is offered for a price, those competitors are likely to return. Perhaps the majority of those services would not be offered on the universal scale of EACS, but there are certainly enough mission runners with good corporation standings to provide more limited versions of the service. A dedicated mission runner (like the player who created the standings repair plan) with a well thought out plan could probably be enticed to put together a corporation with similar standings if he knew the service was going to generate a nice income. Put a team of like-minded missioners together and it could be done in a reasonably short time
While I understand some of the pitfalls of bringing in a grunt director or similar arrangement, I have to ask if there is anything you want other than money? Money doesnÆt seem to have been the prime motivation. What if some method could be found of guaranteeing that it remained free and open to all? What if the donations were used for a purpose other than just lining someoneÆs pockets? Is there any consideration other than straight sale price?
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Gabriel Rosencrantz
Aliastra
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Posted - 2010.10.07 20:48:00 -
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Crazy idea evemailed!
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Gabriel Rosencrantz
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Posted - 2010.10.08 14:51:00 -
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I'm not sure what people are complaining about. I don't know what other people were proposing, but I pitched my crazy idea and he heard me out. I appreciate the time he took to consider it. I think the concern we all have for the survival of such a unique EVE institution is a testament to the work he's put into it. My only quibble, and it isn't with Estel, is that it is likely that the service will be monetized by the new owner. That would be a shame. But it will not necessarily be the end of free jumpclones in EVE. I guess we'll see how it plays out.
Thanks for all the free jumpclones over the years, Estel. Seriously, I used your service a lot on various characters.
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