"...but there's a nasty little surprise in store for employees of all three new companies: their former pensions have all been canceled, and the clock started anew as of January 1."
What a bunch of asshats. Way to go Asus. Way to treat your employees like dirt. When I see things like this, I'd love nothing more than for all the employees to quit and find other jobs, and put the whole stupid company out of business, or cause their stock to plummet.
Of course, just because of that, I'll never buy an Asus branded computer. Ever. And I'll tell everyone else to stay away from their systems, too. I don't support companies like this who treat their employees that way. If Asus is really doing this, then they're like Enron, Part II.
But aside from all that, WHAT is up with those names? Although "Unihan" may sound a bit "off", it's passable, but "Pegatron"? LOL... that can't be real! I mean, seriously, that has to be some sort of a joke... What dork came up with THAT name? How could you even take a company seriously with that stupid name? Sounds like a company being run by a bunch of guys who've never spent a single moment with a woman.
And how embarrassing it would be to announce to a group of grown men and women that you run a company called PEG-A-TRON. That would make any exec sound like a big, overgrown 12-year old.
As J said, it would probably turn your world upside down to learn that ASUS OEM's for tons of companies.
For example, I might tell you that Asus has made laptops for Sony, Apple, and other big name "manufacturers", but your hardcore boycott of Asus might make it very hard for you to buy another computer, ever. So I'll keep that under wraps, mmmkay?
Yeah, well, that's all well and good - "the tangled webs we weave" and all that - but do either of you read English? As I said, I won't buy an Asus branded computer. I never said anything about OEM parts or whether they build for other companies or not (many companies do that) - which I don't care about, because there are some things we can't control or know about, and so there's no point in fussing over those things. What exactly did either of you think I was trying to suggest? I was speaking about the aspects I CAN control with MY money. It's about personal choice. I'm certainly not going to advertise their name all over. Both of you could have easily deduced all of those things if you had actually bothered to read and consider more carefully what it is I wrote. And anyone who supports your responses is just as poor at reading comprehension as both of you.
And J, why do you talk to me like you have a chip on your shoulder? Do you help run one of these companies or know someone who does? Are you a stock holder? Because if none of that is the case, then I fail to understand your over-sensitivity in this picture and why it's pointed in my direction; and I don't see where it is I ever mentioned you in my initial post. Regardless, what I said still stands. In the meantime, both of you, do yourselves and the rest of us a favor: try the decaf and go out and get some fresh air. "Mmmkay?"
Oh yeah, and one last thing: No, I hadn't read Stickarm's post. I don't read every single post in every thread I participate in - I don't always have time for that. But if Asus in fact, didn't do what Engadget claims they did (and you'll notice in my first post that I put a condition on my statements by saying "IF Asus is really doing this, then yada yada..."), then you can blame Engadget for their poor/inaccurate reporting. It wouldn't be the first time (and wouldn't be the last) they got something completely wrong, leading the rest of us astray. And if THAT'S the case, then I retract my boycott. But my comments about the goofy name still stands.
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"...but there's a nasty little surprise in store for employees of all three new companies: their former pensions have all been canceled, and the clock started anew as of January 1."
What a bunch of asshats. Way to go Asus. Way to treat your employees like dirt. When I see things like this, I'd love nothing more than for all the employees to quit and find other jobs, and put the whole stupid company out of business, or cause their stock to plummet.
Of course, just because of that, I'll never buy an Asus branded computer. Ever. And I'll tell everyone else to stay away from their systems, too. I don't support companies like this who treat their employees that way. If Asus is really doing this, then they're like Enron, Part II.
But aside from all that, WHAT is up with those names? Although "Unihan" may sound a bit "off", it's passable, but "Pegatron"? LOL... that can't be real! I mean, seriously, that has to be some sort of a joke... What dork came up with THAT name? How could you even take a company seriously with that stupid name? Sounds like a company being run by a bunch of guys who've never spent a single moment with a woman.
And how embarrassing it would be to announce to a group of grown men and women that you run a company called PEG-A-TRON. That would make any exec sound like a big, overgrown 12-year old.
As J said, it would probably turn your world upside down to learn that ASUS OEM's for tons of companies.
For example, I might tell you that Asus has made laptops for Sony, Apple, and other big name "manufacturers", but your hardcore boycott of Asus might make it very hard for you to buy another computer, ever. So I'll keep that under wraps, mmmkay?
@ J and JC
Yeah, well, that's all well and good - "the tangled webs we weave" and all that - but do either of you read English? As I said, I won't buy an Asus branded computer. I never said anything about OEM parts or whether they build for other companies or not (many companies do that) - which I don't care about, because there are some things we can't control or know about, and so there's no point in fussing over those things. What exactly did either of you think I was trying to suggest? I was speaking about the aspects I CAN control with MY money. It's about personal choice. I'm certainly not going to advertise their name all over. Both of you could have easily deduced all of those things if you had actually bothered to read and consider more carefully what it is I wrote. And anyone who supports your responses is just as poor at reading comprehension as both of you.
And J, why do you talk to me like you have a chip on your shoulder? Do you help run one of these companies or know someone who does? Are you a stock holder? Because if none of that is the case, then I fail to understand your over-sensitivity in this picture and why it's pointed in my direction; and I don't see where it is I ever mentioned you in my initial post. Regardless, what I said still stands. In the meantime, both of you, do yourselves and the rest of us a favor: try the decaf and go out and get some fresh air. "Mmmkay?"
Oh yeah, and one last thing: No, I hadn't read Stickarm's post. I don't read every single post in every thread I participate in - I don't always have time for that. But if Asus in fact, didn't do what Engadget claims they did (and you'll notice in my first post that I put a condition on my statements by saying "IF Asus is really doing this, then yada yada..."), then you can blame Engadget for their poor/inaccurate reporting. It wouldn't be the first time (and wouldn't be the last) they got something completely wrong, leading the rest of us astray. And if THAT'S the case, then I retract my boycott. But my comments about the goofy name still stands.
"Mmmkay?"