Ian On The Red Dot

Apparently, the CrunchPad is over.

Michael Arrington from TechCrunch has written about it and the initial overreaction by the denizens of the Internet has made Singapore looked a little bad just because Fusion Garage is from Singapore.

Damn fucking shit.

Here’s a lesson. Next time Singapore wants to claim any little kid as our own, even though it may be an illegitimate child spawned after a drunken orgy, just because the little kid looks like he has promised potential, let’s wait until the child survives to adulthood with no signs of any character or physical defects.

Now, everyone thinks that’s how the father does business. Fucking people over.

Which couldn’t be further from the truth.

Cos you see, Singapore companies have historically been the ones getting fucked.

Think Suzhou Industrial Park. Think of some of the recent investments by Singapore’s investment arms.

In any case, it would be wise to wait for Fusion Garage’s response before jumping on any bandwagon with your pitchforks.

Never known to be wise though.

Personally, I don’t think the name is all that important but you seem to be somewhat attached to the name.

If this line was indeed said, and not taken superbly out of content, then, this is should be an instant classic quote.

Brings to mind one of the themes that was touched on at the Infocomm Industry Forum 2009.

It isn’t just about the tech. It is about the marketing, selling and collection of payments and to minimize the impact of TechCrunch and the CrunchPad name, well, that just seems like classic Singapore – all focused on the hard.

Which explains why the shareholders might have gotten a boner and decided to poke Michael Arrington in the ass.

Or so it seems (classic cop-out, comment on an issue with little facts, join in the cacophony of suspect opinions, and end with a line that protects the backside).