On Thursday 24 February 2005 23:51, Glenn wrote:
> On Thu February 24 2005 09:08, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Thursday 24 Feb 2005 15:44, Miark wrote:
> > > This is good news for stockholders. Mandrakesoft is acquiring
> > > Conectiva:
> > >
> > > http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/corporate/
> > >2539&wslang= en
> >
> > Apparently it gives them access to good R&D possibilities. It
> > can't hurt to have access to South American markets, either.
> >
> > Anne
>
> I'm a little surprised that, after last years fears of
> Mandrakesoft going down the tubes, they're in a position to
> acquire another company. Good on them.
>
> Glenn
I think they had to get a base outside the EU (and US ?) in order to
survive the upcoming Patent Directive. Brazil seems a clever
choice.
Kaj Haulrich.
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