>Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 13:13:36 UT >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: A MOMENT OF SILENCE... FOR eToys Inc. >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >TOY.soldiers, etoy.SHAREHOLDERS & FRIENDS, > >thousands mourn : we all just lost a player, >9 billion dollars and a legendary "s"... > >http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010307/wr/leisure_etoys_dc_2.html > >the following message was distributed among >the business community tonight - right after >eToys Inc. officially went out of business... > >http://www.etoy.com/ - a moment of silence. > > > >on all the desks of the analysts at this moment: > > > ****************** > > >SUBJECT: eToys Inc. founder Toby Lenk offered >position on etoy.CORPORATION board. > > >eToys Inc. <fmr.ETYS> - recently worth 9 billion >dollars on NASDAQ - filed for bankruptcy <Chapter 11> >the >etoy.CORPORATION comments: "For young entrepreneurs >like us this just marks the end of phase II (massive >seed) in the process of turning the Internet into >a reasonable market place. We still love the >challenge of this business and the development of >exciting playgrounds. Burning capital for crazy >business plans is a good thing to do and "bricks- >and-mortar" is just not the kick we are looking >for. It's the groove that keeps us making culture >and cash. Let's enjoy phase III! We do what we can >do to keep the wheels turning. Sometimes even the >other way around if it works better that way". > >The etoy.CREW takes a respectful bow before eToys' >corporate grave: "These guys went out to shake >things up. Ok, their business plan needs to be >scrapped and the way they tried to solve disputes >was neither smart nor ethical. But business is >hard and Mr. Lenk a young man. All he needs is >better partners and to learn to play well with >others", explains etoy's in-house Counsel Kubli. > >"Money is like a false friend - As soon as you >face trouble it leaves you. Today almost everybody >can cause trouble without even leaving the house. >That's not a bad thing. CEOs, lawyers and investors >simply have to learn how to deal with this fact >instead of wasting energy on old-fashioned power. >Communicate before you take action and think twice >about your enemies! They may be nicer than you >think", said Internet scholar Dr. Grether from >Constance University and founder of >www.netzwissenschaft.de who closely followed the >fundamental trademark dispute renowned as "TOYWAR". >Mrs. Monorom, Executive Officer of the etoy.VENTURE- >CAPITAL group adds: "The Porsche that is parked in >your garage is connected to the life you live and >the cash you burn to the friends and enemies you >have. If YOU don't connect those things yourself >etoy will do it for you. Whether you like it or not. >The digital revolution goes on. Thousands spend >every minute of their lives learning how to use >their electronic toys to become players generating >impact - to be part of the code of tomorrow". > >Even Zai makes no bones about it: "Mr. Lenk, let's >try and bury the hatchet. Now that you've lost your >"s", why not come and play with us. As CEO of etoy, >I personally invite you to join our board. Together >we are an unrivalled team. Imagine! We could really >rock the party". > >Think about it. ARTISTS & BUSINESSMEN, tonight, as >you all open your cold beers or a bottle of Chateau >Mouton Rothschild 1989 from wine.com <no symbol>. >http://www.wine.com/sku/wine_sku.jsp?sku=0024470 >It is the privilege of all who are able to read this >message to think about the future of human culture. >It's a real luxury to invest and lead. Bad business >is like bad art: not worth your resources, boring >and fading away fast. > > > > >etoy.CORPORATION - www.etoy.com - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >24 hour press office etoy.TANK14: ++41 1 242 40 81 > >
