The Wiretap Intercept No. 090608
opinions and skeptical speculations too small to fit into an Industry Gadfly column

From: Gayatri Japa <gayatri.japa=user domain=indiatimes not calm>
To: John Cooley <jcooley=user domain=zeroskew not calm>

Hi, John,

Have you seen the fake new web site, Techguri.com, that Apache launched last
month?  It misleads the reader into thinking it's a new independent web site
covering all of EDA (complete with fake ads, fake bloggers, etc.) when the
truth is it's 100% Apache company marketing.

I thought Andrew Yang had more personal integrity than to deceitfully shill
like this.  At least Synopsys, Cadence, and Mentor display up front their
ownership their shill blogs.  Why doesn't Andrew?  Where is his honour?

    - Gayatri Japa
      India Times

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To: John Cooley <jcooley=user domain=zeroskew not calm>
From: Gayatri Japa <gayatri.japa=user domain=indiatimes not calm>

Hey, Gayatri,

Don't you think you're being too harsh on Apache?  After all, each of the
Big Three have paid bloggers on staff hustling their company's party line.
Hell, Cadence recently hired Richard Goering to blog for Cadence.  Why can't
Apache have its own paid bloggers, too?  It's only fair.

    - John Cooley
      DeepChip.com                               Holliston, MA

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From: Gayatri Japa <gayatri.japa=user domain=indiatimes not calm>
To: John Cooley <jcooley=user domain=zeroskew not calm>

Hi, John,

Synopsys' company bloggers are on Synopsys.com.  Cadence's company bloggers
are on Cadence.com.  Mentor's company bloggers are on Mentor.com.  Anyone
who reads them immediately knows their inherent biases.

Apache's company bloggers hide behind Techguri.com, a site falsely posing on
its surface as an unbiased EDA web site.

It is my belief that an honourable CEO would not endorse such deception.

Apache's company bloggers should fittingly be on Apache-DA.com.

    - Gayatri Japa
      India Times
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