(2003-01-29) Liberation Spectrum

"LiberationSpectrum", new story by Cory Doctorow. WiFi radio and Indian Sovereignty make for a potent mix - even without antsy Venture Capitalist-s mucking things up... "You need to understand, Mac, that I don't care if it's personal. Whether you're forcing me out of this company, this company that I built with my own two hands, this company that is hitting every goddamned milestone, this company that is returning good dividends on your preferred stock, whether you're forcing me out because you're not my friend anymore -" he said this in a pinched, Mickey Mouse voice "- or whether you're forcing me out because you think that it's "for the best" doesn't matter to me at all. I don't care if you're doing it because you're protecting your investment or because your astrologer told you to, I still won't stand for it.".. They turned to look at the investors. Lee-Daniel didn't know either of the investors' names. Fucking spear-carriers, fronts for unimaginable, implacable wealth, charged with returning 400 percent over three years on a national-budget-sized fund.