pab@po.CWRU.Edu (Pete Babic) (03/09/91)
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. -- Pete Babic - pab@po.cwru.edu /// I'd rather be SKIING!! | /// /\ Member of A.C.E. | \\\ /// /--\MIGA (American Coaster Enthusiasts) | \\\/// The future is here now!
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (03/09/91)
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 /// >I'd rather be SKIING!! | /// /\ >Member of A.C.E. | \\\ /// /--\MIGA >(American Coaster Enthusiasts) | \\\/// The future is here now! -- Ethan Upon leaving office, Ronald Reagan began renting an office in the penthouse of the Fox Plaza, the Los Angeles high-rise used as the location for the terrorist movie "Die Hard".
jgay@digi.lonestar.org (john gay) (03/09/91)
From article <1991Mar8.232628.19106@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, by es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita): > In article <1991Mar8.204143.4124@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> pab@po.CWRU.Edu (Pete Babic) writes: >> >>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. In the Feb. 25 issue of EE Times is a half-page add from CBM looking for Unix Software Engineers (yes plural), a Senior Font Programmer, and Hardware Engineers. Doesn't say how many of each, just says several and gives uunet contact addresses for each of the categories. Gives standard qualification stuff and a little about what the positions are for. > > 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. Actually, Sony does want to get into the computer business (can you say Unix) in a big way. The have been trying to get customers to buy their News workstation (680xx, Unix, X) for at least 4 years now. Kinda hard to look the other way in an electronics market that has been growing by leaps and bounds for the last decade. john gay.
pk@wet.UUCP (Philip King) (03/12/91)
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. >-- >Pete Babic - pab@po.cwru.edu /// >I'd rather be SKIING!! | /// /\ >Member of A.C.E. | \\\ /// /--\MIGA >(American Coaster Enthusiasts) | \\\/// The future is here now! I believe I read either in a business-oriented magazine, or the business section of a newspaper that the reason Commodore gave for the layoffs was that they just started bringing a Singapore production plant online, and the layoffs in the U.S. were mostly production-related. Sounds like some of us are a bit too eager to sound the alarm. Philip King pk@wet.uucp {ucsfcca,hoptoad,well}!wet!pk
peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) (03/14/91)
In article <1991Mar8.232628.19106@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: >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. > >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. All these rumors about Sony may stem from some real negotiations that have taken place, but had a quite different subject: Yes, Sony is now also in the computer business. They build one wonderfull AT notebook computer. And Commodore Germany has the exclusive right to distribute this piece under its own name as "C 286-LT". "Exclusive" means here that this will not be sold to any other OEM computer manufacturer in Germany. - Perhaps the same is valid for whole Europe, but I can't swear. - So there are real contacts between Commodore and Sony, and they are really promising for good business in future. Like, on the CeBIT faire we now show the next model of that notebook with the 386SX! -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
holgerl@amiux.UUCP (Holger Lubitz) (03/17/91)
>Yes, Sony is now also in the computer business. They build one wonderfull >AT notebook computer. And Commodore Germany has the exclusive right to >distribute this piece under its own name as "C 286-LT". Sony, hmm ? I always thought that Commodore bought the 286LT from Sanyo. And I guess that the 386SX-LT was also made by Sanyo. Or did Sanyo buy the thing from Sony, too ? Could anybody confirm the information from Dr. Kittel that the 286LT was built by Sony ? Never saw anything else than MSX-Computers and Video Titlers from them. Thanks, Holger -- Holger Lubitz | holgerl@amiux.uucp Kl. Drakenburger Str. 24 | holgerl@amiux.han.de D-W-3070 Nienburg | cbmvax.commodore.com!cbmehq!cbmger!amiux!holgerl
peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) (03/18/91)
In article <holgerl.0431@amiux.UUCP> holgerl@amiux.UUCP (Holger Lubitz) writes: >>Yes, Sony is now also in the computer business. They build one wonderfull >>AT notebook computer. And Commodore Germany has the exclusive right to >>distribute this piece under its own name as "C 286-LT". > >Sony, hmm ? I always thought that Commodore bought the 286LT from Sanyo. >And I guess that the 386SX-LT was also made by Sanyo. SORRY, SORRY, SORRY to have caused such a mixup. Yes, the LT is made by Sanyo and not Sony. I always mix up those two, can't help. BTW, now on the CeBIT faire in Hannover Commodore shows the next model with a 386SX. -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk