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Subject: Re: Press release #1
Keywords: Appe Adobe
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Date: 7 Jul 89 16:09:02 GMT
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In article <8126@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> mithomas@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Michael Thomas Niehaus) quotes an AppleLink news release:
(stuff deleted about Apple selling all of its Adobe stock)
>Apple acquired the shares in November 1984
>at an aggregrate price of approximately $2.5 million,
>in connection with a product development arrangement
>between the companies.  Based on the price of Adobe
>Stock on June 30, 1989, the shares have a current
>value of approximately $91 million.

A tidy profit.  OK, so if you were Apple Computer, with $91 million to
spend, what would you do with the money?  We all know it would be neat
to extend Mac warranties to five years, etc., but let's be real.

For instance, what company would you buy, and why?  Or would you sink
all of it into R&D?  Or should Apple purchase the site of Club Med
in CanCun for its tired and weary employees?

If you have an insightful or witty suggestion, reply via email and
I'll provide a short summary, depending on the aggregate replies and
interest.

John Heckendorn
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