I'm a lurker here, and I will almost certainly return to lurking
after I write this message. But I feel that is necessary to correct
a misconception that some appear to have about GW. I would like to
note that I'm not necessarily a great fan of GW, although I don't
hate them either. They don't make the best games, but they do make
very nice--although pricy--minatures.
GW is a publicly traded company, not privately held. I took this
information off of their investor relations website
(investor.games-workshop.com if you are interested):
"How do I buy and sell shares in Games Workshop?
Games Workshop shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange with
the identity GAW.L In most countries, your bank, building
society, `share shop' or stockbroker should be able to buy and sell
shares on your behalf from the London Stock Exchange using that code."
Also, as a wargamer who primarily plays historical games, any game
company that sells 91 million pounds sterling of gaming stuff a year
is absolutely *huge* in my book.
-Adam
--- In netepic_at_y..., "Peter Ramos" <primarch_at_c...> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > Of course GW can turn their noses up at their customers. They
are a
> > privately traded company and private companies can do that. Of
> > course, we all know that if they were a public company their
> > shareholders would bitch-slap them for such shabby business
> > practices, force them to listen to their customers, make changes
to
> > their products and lower prices to increase their market base and
> > profits.
>
> Thats true. Although in this time of recession, with less
expendable income we'll see how "well" they do this year.
Received on Mon Feb 04 2002 - 01:49:28 UTC