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- From: alexanderw@cber.cber.fda.gov (Bill Alexander)
- Subject: Re: VisiCorp paid $40m - why?
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- Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 16:49:23 GMT
-
- In Article <4l4mts$b8i@bastion.dhn.csiro.au>, philk@dhn.csiro.au (Phil
- Kernick) 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?
- >
- >I don't mean to shout, but this has been screaming out and noone has asked
- >it yet. They could have had it all for 1/3 of the price, and then sold the
- >C= name to Escom.
- >
- >As I said, something just isn't what it seems.
- >
- My guess is that they were still working the kinks out of the ED at the time
- of the first sale and were still waiting on a patent (or 2) to be granted.
- They couldn't attract a lot of investment money until the patent(s) was
- granted. Besides if they could license the technology for less money, why
- not. Now they may have all the patents they need and therefore more money
- to spend.
- >Phil.
- >
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- > _-_|\ Phil Kernick E-Mail: philk@dhn.csiro.au
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- Regards,
-
- Bill Alexander
- alexanderw@cber.cber.fda.gov
-
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