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Acer Inc. Plans to Acquire Gateway for $710 Million
« on: August 27, 2007, 12:05:45 PM »
Acer Inc., the world's fourth-largest computer vendor by unit sales, plans to acquire U.S. computer maker Gateway Inc. for $710 million, the Taiwanese company said Monday.



Acer is offering to buy Gateway for $1.90 per share in a deal expected to complete by December, pending regulatory approvals in Taiwan and the U.S., Acer said in a statement.

The acquisition has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both Gateway and Acer and is subject to standard closing conditions, it said.

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Re: Acer Inc. Plans to Acquire Gateway for $710 Million
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2007, 12:34:25 PM »
Are there any Amiga patents/trademarks in Gateway's ownership?
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Re: Acer Inc. Plans to Acquire Gateway for $710 Million
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2007, 01:29:34 PM »
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Are there any Amiga patents/trademarks in Gateway's ownership?


Think the trademarks went to AI.  Patents were licensed to AI so whatever patents that are still enforce (ie haven't expired) will be Acer's as will be Gateway's Amiga Developement LLC.  Just when you thought the AI vs Hyperion was getting as muddy as possible, now AI's licensed IP will change ownership.  :roflmao:

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Re: Acer Inc. Plans to Acquire Gateway for $710 Million
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2007, 01:52:08 PM »
This whole legal affair with AInc/Hyperion is about to get put into a blender and someone will hit the puree button.
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Re: Acer Inc. Plans to Acquire Gateway for $710 Million
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2007, 02:13:09 PM »
Ha Ha! That's the kiss of death for Acer then!

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Re: Acer Inc. Plans to Acquire Gateway for $710 Million
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2007, 02:24:11 PM »
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This whole legal affair with AInc/Hyperion is about to get put into a blender and someone will hit the puree button.


So we will see Bill McEwww's body on the next episode of "Will it blend?" :lol:

I highly doubt Acer will do anything with Amiga stuff though. However, the world has seen stranger things happening...
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Re: Acer Inc. Plans to Acquire Gateway for $710 Million
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2007, 06:58:29 PM »
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Acer is offering to buy Gateway for $1.90 per share


Ouch.. back when Amino 'acquired' the Amiga stuff, Gateway were around $70 a share.
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Re: Acer Inc. Plans to Acquire Gateway for $710 Million
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2007, 07:10:18 PM »
Holy Sh!t! Nate, where have *YOU* been hiding? Nice to see you around these parts again!!  :-D


OT, Who cares? I wanted *BOTH* companies to go bankrupt or a playboy model for my 34th birthday this month.


I didn't get either.

Just let this dog die, already. It's about Acer buying Gateway. I seriously doubt they want anything to to with the Amiga, except to ridicule. :roll:
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Re: Acer Inc. Plans to Acquire Gateway for $710 Million
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2007, 07:48:30 PM »
Burned out, but I'm back, and better than before.

Plus, hey, the markets just getting interesting again.  8)
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Re: Acer Inc. Plans to Acquire Gateway for $710 Million
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2007, 12:14:11 AM »
@downix

hey!  :-D
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$710 million
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2007, 08:12:40 AM »
That's it? Wow. What happened to them?
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Re: $710 million
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2007, 11:55:25 AM »
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That's it? Wow. What happened to them?


The Amiga curse, perhaps?
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« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2007, 06:57:55 PM »
Crapper COCA COLA!........just when you thought things couldn't get worse!

sheesh!
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Re: Acer Inc. Plans to Acquire Gateway for $710 Million
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2007, 04:48:39 PM »
;-) Now this is an interesting development.  I look forward to learning what happens next....
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