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- From: gnoel@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (George Noel)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: Viscorp Deal and Timing
- Date: 15 Apr 1996 01:18:43 GMT
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Sender: gnoel@plato.ucs.mun.ca
- Message-ID: <4ks85j$ph6@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>
- References: <9604121207.AA008nl@hectortd.demon.co.uk>
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- Summary: Big surprise!
- Keywords: Surprise all right..
-
- In article <9604121207.AA008nl@hectortd.demon.co.uk>,
- Paul Copsey <paul@hectortd.demon.co.uk> wrote:
- >While I was chatting to some friends last night about this, I just
- >happened to look at the date, and something stirred in the back of my
- >mind.
- >
- >It's April, nearly two years from the exact date the C= crash became
- >common knowledge, and very nearly 12 months since the Escom deal was
- >done. We all know that initially all Escom wanted was the C= tradmarks
- >etc, and that's what they thought they'd got. Then they're told,
- >"Sorry, if you want the name, you have to buy the lot, including this
- >Amiga thing they make, oh, and it'll cost you another 11M" Escom go
- >away and think about it, and decide it's worth it. The sticky point
- >is, not only do they have to agree to take the whole lot, and pay
- >more, but they aren't allowed to sell off the Amiga bit for 12 months.
-
- Now I know what the big surprise was going to be that they said would be
- announced at the WOA show in London!
-
- >Paul
- >
- >--
- >2 days 5h 57m 59s and counting
- >"Yes, but ten thousand in cold blood."
- >'Ambassador, you're a hero. Enjoy it! I'll be around.'
- > -- Morden and Londo, "Chrysalis"
-
- -=*George*=-
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