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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: More Commodore rumors
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Date: 8 Mar 91 23:26:28 GMT
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In article <1991Mar8.204143.4124@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> pab@po.CWRU.Edu (Pete Babic) writes:
>
>The March '91 issue of .info's rumor mill column says that CBM may
>be talking with Sony Corp. about Sony buying CBM since video is such
>a hot market for the Amiga. Also mentioned were that cutbacks in 
>personel at Commodore U.S. dovetail with rumors of several months ago
>that CBM U.S. operations would be cut to the bone or even shut down if
>U.S. sales don't improve soon.

	Those are two of the least believable rumors I've ever
heard and give me real doubts about anything .info would say.
There are so many GOOD rumors, why would they print such crud?
Why would Sony want to buy Commodore? They want to get into the
computer business? They sell video equipment! The two companies
complement each other well enough without becoming one.
	As to the cutbacks: you remember the announcement about
on-site service for all Amigas via Honeywell-Bull? Well, there
went the service and repair division. Now do the cutbacks make
more sense?

>-- 
>Pete Babic  -  pab@po.cwru.edu             ///
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	-- Ethan


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