ATi in Trouble?!?

[Colin]

Uh oh... While this is not as big as Enron or Worldcom, this is still not good <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.osc.gov.on.ca/en/About/News/NewsReleases/2003/nr_20030116_osc-ati.htm">news</a> for the computer market...<BR><BR>

[Polykranopalous]

no it isnt good news<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">...but looking at it from another angle, will we see Playboy's Woman of ATI? like we did with Enron. if i am correct ATi is canadian, there like a very big company and if anything were to ever happen I think i might cry

[Colin]

ATi is located in Richmond Hill, just like 10 min above Toronto... It isnt' as big as Enron and I don't believe they'd go out of business, but it still isn't good news. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

I know they wont go out of business, but I was just thinking it would be cool if they would. Cause they might have hot woman working there that they could make PB edition out of.<BR>I am actually really suprised that Canada is home of what I think is the greatest videocard maker etc. but i wouldn't be suprised if the company is owned by Americans

[BAM!]

so what hapened to ATI? what's the bad news!<BR><BR>-bam!~

[Colin]

Howard BAM! some of the ATi exec's are accuesed of insider trading and misleading investors... Not on the scale of worldcom or enron, but still this is not good.

[BAM!]

damn !!!>. that is bad. damn those ATI's. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> i am a hardcore Nvidia fan. as you can tell. geforce4 and nforce2 mobo. <BR><BR>-bam!

[Polykranopalous]

<br><br><< <i>i am a hardcore Nvidia fan.</i> >><br><br>get out the beating stick....when will you people ever learn, ATi=canadian, Canadian=products made with the best technology around and leave competitors in the dust, just look at what was going to be the Avro Arrow, but no if America can't build such a mighty machine our little nation of Canada couldnt!

[Avid6eek]

All Canadians wish the were American. How else can you explain them having all that land and then 90% of them live within 100 miles of our boarder <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

that is a hard one to explain without going into much detail Shiznit. but hell ive got all night and that means tons of time to explain this.<BR><br><br><< <i>All Canadians wish the were American</i> >><br><br>haha, Don't make me laugh any more than I am.<BR><br><br><< <i>How else can you explain them having all that land and then 90% of them live within 100 miles of our boarder</i> >><br><br>well you see Shiznit, take Ontario for instint. The northern part of the province has got lots of trees and we could cut them down and build houses, but the damn GreenPeace would probably stop us, by chaining themselves to a tree. Now if I were in the wood cutting business I wouldn't care they'd come down with the trees, but Im not so that will never happen.<BR><BR>As you can see by my many arguments and examples that I have answered all your questions by the fullest of my ability.

[Avid6eek]

The United States from the Mississippi River East, and from Florida up the the Canadian boarder is a natural forest. Because of our longer/warmer summers, we have <b>more</b> trees that you so we too had to cut down trees. I know you Canadians are technologically inferior to us Americans, but I figured you guys would at least know what a saw is by now <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

<br><br><< <i>I know you Canadians are technologically inferior to us Americans, but I figured you guys would at least know what a saw is by now </i> >><br><br>o yeah, bring it on ******************************<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> Now if I wasn't soo mature I would probably continue this argument like this:<BR><BR>Us Canadians are far more superior and smarter than you Americans. Our citizens know more about your country (usa) than the average American person knows. At least we don't have trailer park trash, well we probably do, but its not that big so it isn't important. If we were to have a talkshow we wouldn't pay people to go on it and act like ho's, trailer trash, lesbians etc like your Jerry Springer Show does, even though it is quiet entertaining to watch sometime.<BR><BR>You just watch your ok? You never know what might happen when the angry Canadian beaver rampages over you! Just trying to warn ya a head of time.

[Colin]

Geez! You know, I think I'm going to keep myself out of this!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">

[Avid6eek]

If your so anti-american, why don't you boycott everything in your life that has to do with america. Give up your TV that we invented, give up your stereo that we invented, throw your CPU out the window, get off the internet we invented....hell, might as well just turn of the electricity in your house, cuz we invented that too.....Hmm, without us, your life would be pretty damn boring now wouldn't it. You'd have lots of time to cut down your trees <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> BIOTCH!!!

[DeanLowe]

<BR><< <i>All Canadians wish the were American. How else can you explain them having all that land and then 90% of them live within 100 miles of our boarder <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"></i> >><BR><BR><BR><BR>Just to let you know that there are more Americans living within 100 miles of OUR border than there are Canadians period. By your logic, y'all want to be Canadians, eh?

[NaSTy]

<br><br><< <i>Geez! You know, I think I'm going to keep myself out of this!!! </i> >><br><br><BR>I'm wit you Colin

[Colin]

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> We should have ourselves a boxing match! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

[Avid6eek]

"Just to let you know that there are more Americans living within 100 miles of OUR border than there are Canadians period. By your logic, y'all want to be Canadians, eh?" <BR>Uhhh, no, that just means we out number you. You may ask, how do we outnumber you??? Cuz we're bigger, better, and stronger!!!!!*** <BR><BR><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><i>Shiz flexes his muscles</i><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>***Just joking. I know how Canadians get all upset when people make fun of how weak they are<BR><BR><BR>

[Polykranopalous]

<br><br><< <i> I know how Canadians get all upset when people make fun of how weak they are </i> >><br><br>ummmm wow what started out as a sarcastic reply to something I had no idea what I was saying, ends up what sounds like a real fued....as the saying goes Who starts the fight, must end it, well I aint ending it im just going to leave it

[Avid6eek]

LOL..... I win <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Don't worry, I love Canadians...they just have to stop letting Terrorist get into our country <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

you didnt hear? Canada and Mexico had a competition to see how many each country could pile up in yours and how much damage they could do... Us good old Canadians sure did beat those dirty brick layer Mexicans, but hey no worrys America the Mexicans are still up for the cheap labour!

[Farmer]

Hey, in my book Canada is OK, they brought hocky and " SUPER MARIO" to Pittsburgh.......<BR><BR><BR>Later.....

[Colin]

<br><br><< <i>Hey, in my book Canada is OK, they brought hocky and " SUPER MARIO" to Pittsburgh.......<BR><BR><BR>Later.....</i> >><br><br>Damn you Farmer, you stole on of our most valueable players!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">

[Avid6eek]

We didn't steal anything. It's not our fault if people are fleeing Canada to start a better life in the U.S.

[Colin]

<br><br><< <i>We didn't steal anything. It's not our fault if people are fleeing Canada to start a better life in the U.S. </i> >><br><br>Canada's almost always voted teh best place to live in the world by the UN! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> We ain't fleeing buddy! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Farmer]

Guys I think Mario can afford a better life no matter where he's at.......<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

[Colin]

Ya, I can agree to that!<BR><BR>As a player, I think he's a better pure goal scorer then Gretzky... It's a shame he's had so many health problems, he could have passed Gretzky's total goal mark I think

[Canadian-Guy]

Did you know there are Americans claiming to be refugees to get into canada? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> And for hockey its just our Canadians vs your Canadians <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

<br><br><< <i>And for hockey its just our Canadians vs your Canadians</i> >><br><br>thats very true.... most of the greatest hockey players came from Canada

[Colin]

Good one Canadian-Guy! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><br><br><< <i>thats very true.... most of the greatest hockey players came from Canada </i> >><br><br>All the greatest hockey players come from Canada! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

<br><br><< <i>All the greatest hockey players come from Canada! </i> >><br><br>Ok I agree on that one...the NHL should make some sort of law stating that any hockey player playing hockey must be Canadian, so than you would have the crappy teams doing well...cause we all know when the Nashville entered the NHL it was the crappy Americans holding the team back

[Avid6eek]

"Canada's almost always voted teh best place to live in the world by the UN!"<BR><BR>WTF kind of comeback is that? Your using the vote of an anti-war organization in your favor? Of course the UN loves you Canadians because you make the world militarily stable. No body will attack you cuz we'll kick the ************************ out of them, and your guys to too big of pussies to pick fights with anyone <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Colin]

Bah... <BR><BR>How the hell did this thread turn from ATi being in trouble to Canada VS US?!? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

Well Colin I believe it was my fault once again! I guess after I the comment below I stirred things up<BR><br><br><< <i>get out the beating stick....when will you people ever learn, ATi=canadian, Canadian=products made with the best technology around and leave competitors in the dust, just look at what was going to be the Avro Arrow, but no if America can't build such a mighty machine our little nation of Canada couldnt! </i> >><br><br>

[Colin]

Polykranopalous I should have known! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

I think I know what I should do.....stand by the stairs

[Ed]

And all this started from an ATI post......

[Avid6eek]

We always end up on a American/Candian fight (notice I put American first, it's not in alphabetically order, Americans just come before anyone) or an AMD/Intel fight (once again, not in alphabetical order...best comes first).

[Avid6eek]

If an AMD Processor and a Canadian were sitting on top of a cliff, and a oncoming gust of wind was going to blow them both off the edge, and I could only save one, I'd save the AMD Processor <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">

[DeanLowe]

Is coming first really a good thing?<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

[Colin]

What if I were that canadian sitting on the cliff? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Haha, would ya shoot me first? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"><br><br><< <i>Is coming first really a good thing? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"></i> >><br><br>Of course it is!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

[Avid6eek]

Your not really a Canadian...you live in Toronto <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Colin]

LOL, of course I'm Canadian!!! I may be more "Americanized" then some of the other guys here, but I'll always be a CANADIAN!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

[revvy]

<br><br><< <i>ATi is located in Richmond Hill, just like 10 min above Toronto... It isnt' as big as Enron and I don't believe they'd go out of business, but it still isn't good news. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"></i> >><br><br><BR><BR>actually, ATi is located in Markham.. just felt like correcting you dude <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[revvy]

<br><br><< <i>Howard BAM! some of the ATi exec's are accuesed of insider trading and misleading investors... Not on the scale of worldcom or enron, but still this is not good.</i> >><br><br><BR><BR>this ATi scandal is pretty much on par with Nvidia's insider trading debacle, and it only affects those who were named in the investigation in the Ontario Securities commission, so what's there to be so worried about? I certainly don't see it as something that will hinder ATi's future performance as a company.. ATi's CEO, K.Y. Ho will probably step down as CEO and then ATi will have to hire another CEO to lead them

[revvy]

<br><br><< <i>The United States from the Mississippi River East, and from Florida up the the Canadian boarder is a natural forest. Because of our longer/warmer summers, we have <b>more</b> trees that you so we too had to cut down trees. I know you Canadians are technologically inferior to us Americans, but I figured you guys would at least know what a saw is by now <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"></i> >><br><br><BR><BR>dude, you are so full of it! you're on PCSTATS.COM a CANADIAN site mind you, and you're trying to bad mouth us Canadians?? stop being so goddamn ignorant and learn the facts! Did you ever hear of the Canada/US soft lumber dispute? Apparently, Canada's softwood lumber producers are DUMPING their wood into the states? Now isn't that kinda funny? This official info found here: http://webapps.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/minpub/Publication.asp?FileSpec=/Min_Pub_Docs/105828.htm&Language=E<BR>totally undermines what you said earlier<BR><BR><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>now ain't that a b!tch you ignornat FoO~!? muhahaha

[revvy]

<br><br><< <i>We didn't steal anything. It's not our fault if people are fleeing Canada to start a better life in the U.S.</i> >><br><br><BR><BR>REALLY?? Is that so?<BR><BR>Just check out this link: http://bantha.cjb.net/stuffins/john/index.php to see why AMERICANS ARE MOVING TO CANADA... "BIOTCH!"<BR><BR>Muahahaha <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Colin]

revvy!!! I would have expected you to be a bit more mature! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

me too revvy, don't you think your getting a bit overly angred. Now when we fight were fighting in a friendly way, so that no one looses an eye. See what I'm meaning revvy, so what are we going to do next time shiznit says something like "Canada sux", well I'll tell you what we shall do, we shall hit him back with something cheap like "yeah well, you know what... Canada is bigger and were on top if this was prison you'd(america) be our b*tch!". I feel like I helped somebody today!(im loosing it)

[revvy]

sorry, I study most of that stuff so I KNOW that Shiznit is totally wrong.. I get overly angered quite easily as to how our counterparts of the south can be so ignorant (you all know it's true even if you don't want to admit it for those who are modest!), plus being sleep deprived doesnt' really help either!<BR><BR>So the moral of the story for today is DON'T RUN SMACK IF YA AIN'T GOT THE EVIDENCE TO BACK IT UP<BR><BR>that will be all for today<BR><BR>From your friendly neighbourhood revvy <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Avid6eek]

LOL...what up Revvy...I didn't see this post earlier or I would reply to it....all you people here in PCStats are so sensitive. I know that Americans are perceived by the world as having their heads up in the air, and I was just trying my best to live up to the role the best I could here, and I guess I did a pretty good job. If you honestly think that I believe that Canadians want to be Americans, or Americans want to be Canadians, your crazy. Same thing for the technological comments I made. I've been to Canada hundreds to time and never once have I noticed a difference between the two countries....except for the fact that there aren't many who speak french here. As far as your whole wood link you posted down there....you need a girlfriend if that is the type of ************************ your reading about <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

lol, im sure your fogot to mention how our cities are much cleaner than yours, but dont worry your forgiven.

[Colin]

Okey again! Phew, it's getting hot in here... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>Let's try to keep our emotions in check please! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

well im not trying to make a fite here, im just adding to shiznits list here, that he forgot to mention

[revvy]

ahaha, naw guy, the whole softwood lumber dispute had a lot of publicity up here, you just can't completely shut yourself out to the media

[Polykranopalous]

yes you can! It may have been a big thing up in Canada....hey wait I live in a Canada my whole life (around Toronto) and if it was such a big thing, how come I haven't heard anything about it??? and it may have been a big thing, but that is the past and this is not Canada it is a forum. And why am i editting this message to add this sentence in here?

[Avid6eek]

We have bigger things in the media than lumber....like that battle plans for war with Iraq that are just about finished.....Soon you'll see the inspectors mysteriously leave Iraq....they'll probably make some kind of excuse. The first night of war 400 cruise missles launched from the Gulf, and Stealth B-2's are going to rip that country to shreds. I can't wait <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

[Avid6eek]

<< <i>lol, im sure your fogot to mention how our cities are much cleaner than yours, but dont worry your forgiven.</i> >><BR><BR><BR><BR>Lets not forget to mention we have millions more people living here so it is expected to be a little dirtier. I don't see you mentioning how Toronto's Murder rate is twice that of New York City either <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'd rather be alive and dirty, than dead <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> <BR><BR>Edit: I was expecting that dirtiness comback because Canadians always mention it so I looked up crime rate statistics before I came to work so I'd be able to fire one back. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Polykranopalous]

Well Toronto does have a high rate, but most of those murders of either taken in the slum areas of Toronto or they have been done threw gangs etc. In my opinion America is proving nothing by going to war, well actually your proving that your stronger than everybody else, big deal... Nato or the UN which ever organization organized this, they are trying to cut down on nuclear weapons or whatever and there using USAs military strength, but I dont see America disabling some of there nuclear weapons

[Avid6eek]

If you payed attention to world news you'd know that the United States protects their interests. In this case Hussein has been a pain in our asses for over a decade now and it's obvious we should have killed him before. As for the US being used by the UN to take care of world problems, that is definetly not the case. The US is the one pushing the war effort and Britian (our ****************************** in most cases) is backing us up on it. The UN tends to look for more peacefull resolutions to problems, where we give diplomacy a shorter amount of time, and quickly bring in our military to sway political decisions. Of course with Saddam our presence doesn't influince him, but the hell we are about the unleash on him will.