12/21 Need a job? /csua/pub/jobs/Transmeta/ReliabilityEng
--jeffwong
\_ deal with ditzel much? got any knife wounds in your back to show
for it?
\_ I didn't see it in the posting, so sorry if I'm missing something
obvious, but... is this a start-now kind of thing, or should I
apply if I'm graduating in May?
\_ We'd rather not wait until May, but finish that degree.
--jeffwong
\_ What's transmeta's financial health look like these days? The
newspapers were all over problems with shipping, etc, etc, bad
quarterly results, etc.
\_ We have a lot of cash in the bank, at least enough to run for
another year, even if we sold nothing. (which I highly doubt
will be the case.) --jeffwong
\_ You think you are going to sell stuff (I mean other than
your office furniture)? Wow.
\_ TMTA already sells stuff (although mostly in Japan...)
\_ Not enough to save the company. They will probably
make more money from the office furniture auction
than from product sales. But what more would you
expect from http://YAOH.COMLSU (Yet Another Over Hyped
.COM Linux Start Up)?
\_ Uhm, Transmeta makes microprocessors. It has
NOTHING to do with .COM or Linux.
\_ Transmeta's cpus are primarily used on
linux systems. And they are underpowered
even for that application. The qualify
for .COM status because they were yet another
"tech" company that went public on hype
rather than on substance (sales/profitability).
\_ Wrong. They are primarily used on m$ systems.
\_ And .COM refers to companies that try to
use their website as a focal point of their
services or people trying to sell hoaky
"e-services". .COM doesn't refer to
microprocessor companies.
\_ I just looked at the profile for Transmeta on Yahoo
finance. According to it, Transmeta has $262.8M cash.
Its market cap is $243.7M. That is NOT promising.
\_ So they are obviously undervalued. Go out and buy some.
\_ The value reflects the fact that there is no
value in the company besides the cash.
\_ They have patents that are worth something.
\_ They have Linus who is worth something.
\_ hm, how much would MS pay TMTA to "get rid of"
Linus?
\_ I interviewed at the place next door a few months ago. Nice
parking lot but driving in was a bitch. Too many streets between
there and the freeway. Ugly, car packed streets. Hey, someone
else said your market cap was lower than your cash-on-hand. Can
I buy your company, liquidate and pocket the difference?
\_ chill out. jeffwong has done nothing more than listing
a job opportunity in a different job market. BTW, if you
are thinking about buying Transmeta, you only need to control
the board, which requires a little more than 50% shares. Let
us know if you do plan to buy it.
\_ yeah how mean of me to tell anyone where the place is or
hint at their financial condition. no one should be
allowed to know these things because the truth is really
really mean and hurtful. where's my shovel? i need a
hole in the sand to hide my head in because ya know if i
can't see it and don't know it, it must be ok!!! i dont
plan to buy it but i might place a bid on a few of the
pentium based computers the office staff use.
\_ and you assume any Sodans who may interview there
can't figure out themselves and not smart enough to
make a career choice? And your sacrastic tone isn't
helping anyone making a sane decision. It was how you
said it, not what you said, since anyone who can look
at the ticker TMTA can figure out their financial status.
\_ Just saving them the effort. I guess if you're
currently jobless then it doesn't matter if you get
laid off in 6-9 months because some money is better
than none until the economy turns around. Please
accept my sincere apologies going out to all laid
off sodans.
\_ I need a long term job.
\_ "Via One-ups Transmeta". See slashdot story for details. |
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