Amiga Update (1994-11-28)

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· 11 months ago

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     //              Amiga Update - News and Rumors                // 
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941128 
 Thought it was time to send another of these out, just so people don't think 
we've stopped watching the Commodore situation. There just hasn't been any 
reliable information available lately, but things seem to be happening. 
 First, rumor indicates that Commodore UK either didn't get the final bid  
after all or, more likely, passed on it. Rumor assigns two reasons to this 
event (pick your favorite) 1- UK's financing is crumbling. 2- UK figures they 
will be in a better position if they let CEI make the final bid, then come 
up with a better final counter-bid. 
 Secondly, rumor states that CEI is now in the driver's seat. Rumor further 
states that CEI's main source of financing is "Scala", a top notch Amiga 
graphics software company. Supposedly, Scala's financing comes in turn from 
Ameritech. Keep in mind that a number of former Commodore employees have in 
fact migrated to Scala. This includes, I believe, Dave Haney who was the  
keeper of the Amiga's operating system at Commodore. 
 It is known for a fact that there was to be a second conunter-bidding phase 
to the buyout after the first bidding phase. We should be and seem to be in that 
phase now. It is probably a good sign that there are no reliable leaks. On the 
other hand, it is obvious that a great deal of time is passing that the Amiga 
community can ill afford. However, the Christmas season was lost weeks ago, so 
the immediate sense of urgency is past in any event. Look for real information 
in January at the earliest now. Sigh. 
 Brad 
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                                   ||  Brad Webb - available at: 
     //  Commodore has fallen      ||  webb@malamute.med.ge.com 
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