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- From: leon@esrac.ele.tue.nl (Leon Woestenberg)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: VisiCorp paid $40m - why?
- Date: 19 Apr 1996 08:58:31 GMT
- Organization: Eindhoven Student Radio Amateur Club
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- Phil Kernick (philk@dhn.csiro.au) wrote:
- : Something really doesn't add up here.
-
- : Escom paid $12m for the remains of C=. Now they are selling just AmigaTech
- : for $40m, while keeping the C= name for their PC division in Germany.
-
- : SO WHY DIDN'T VISICORP BUY THE WHOLE OF COMMODORE?
-
- Because they were better of leaving Amiga development to others (AT). Now
- that AT is not under Escom anymore, they safest solution is to acquire AT.
- (As their product is based on Amiga technology!)
-
- And I think VIScorp is better of leaving Amiga development under Amiga
- Technologies (as a daughter firm), which also does the Amiga _computer_
- development and sales.
-
- : _-_|\ Phil Kernick E-Mail: philk@dhn.csiro.au
- : / \ Information Technology Manager Phone: (08) 303 8812
-
- Leon Woestenberg.
-