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Article #28017Re: Atari buying Federated?
From: Give me a quarter or I'll touch ...
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1987 00:30
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1987 00:30
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in article <26410@sun.uucp >, cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) says:
> In article <8708241755.AA18954@orville.arpa > (Karl Rowley) writes:
> > I heard on the radio news this morning that Atari was buying Federated
> > Stores. Anybody know anything about this?
> This would be quite interesting if true. I don't think it is because of
> two aspects of the situation. First, Federated (at least here in Sunnyvale)
> sells the Amiga rather than the ST. Thus, it would seem to open Atari up
> for lawsuits from Commodore about predatory trade practices etc, etc. Second
> If Atari goes out and spends a bundle buying a retail chain that sells TV's
> and Stereos their users are going to be royally pissed. Would you rather have
> Jack spend it money on a retail chain you probably never heard of, or getting
> the bugs out of GEMDos ? Nope, I don't think it is true.
> --Chuck McManis
> uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis BIX: cmcmanis ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com
> These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.
Taken from page D-1, San Jose Mercury News, Aug 24th 1987:
"Atari to Purchase chain of retail stores." Atari will pay $67.3 million
to aquire all outstanding shares of stock at $6.25 per share. Federated
closed Friday in over-the-counter trading at $5.75.
At all Federated stores I have been to, both Commodore and Atari products
are carried.
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