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"Dragoncarer" wrote
>
> "snark^" wrote
> > =>> The runes were cast, the portents thundered and then Paul E Kiefer
> > warbled on about "Rumor: Eidos Being Sold?" in alt.games.tombraider <<=
> >
> > > I just hopped over to the LCO site for a brief moment. It's "news"
> section
> > > says that Eidos Interactive is up for sale. Can anyone confirm this?
> >
> > Well, if anyone does buy them it'll be for their title catalogue. Can't
> > really see anyone wanting Eidos's management personnel given their
> > sterling work in constantly keeping such a huge company only two steps
> > from the recievers for the past six years.
> >
> > So it'll be more like an asset-stripping hostile takeover: move in, buy
> > them out, fire all the staff and end up with the rights to the games
> > franchises.
> >
>
> A la Crystal to Core perchance...
>
> >
> > --
> > I've seen things you newbies wouldn't believe. Advert-spammers aflame
> > off the shoulder of rec.arts.sf.written. I watched Cancel posts glitter
> > in the ether near the waikato.ac.nz gateway. All those moments will be
> > lost in time -- like beers in the rain. Time to unsubscribe.
>
That's so cynical!
Albeit a very credible explanation, but still so cynical!
(Exercising the utmost self restraint I will *not* go on to mention the old
Monty Python scene from Meaning of Life.)
Nothing about corporate raiders, and pirates in business suits brandishing
briefcases as they jump form moving sky scrapers, etc etc etc...)
---
external DSL modem looking very "retro" atop my mini-tower. Green light for
Ethernet = OK; red flashing light as it awaits DSL signal (and presumably
someone to get around to updating my account = not OK ; green "activity"
light-- "ping" nope... nuthin... IE6 from any url shortcut: "please log on
with your stinking DSL account..."
Hmphf! Just have to wait then...
Related question: why is it that you're supposed to leave the thing on for
the 1st ten days? What difference would that make?
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