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David Holden  
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 More options 9 Apr, 19:42
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.misc
From: "David Holden" <Spam...@apdl.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 18:42:49 GMT
Local: Wed 9 Apr 2008 19:42
Subject: Re: Castle What?

On  9-Apr-2008, Paul Stewart <paulstew...@phawfaux.co.uk> wrote:

> "I heard a rumour" (song by Bananarama) about the legal spat that took
> place was due to Castle having a multi million pound buyer for RISC
> OS.  But it was lock stock and barrel.  This meant disposing of RISC
> OS Ltd.  Hence the legal letters that went around.  Which did not got
> rid RISC OS Ltd, just caused more hardship.

You only need the application of a very small amount of logic to realise
that can't be true. If there really was such an offer then all Castle had to
do to 'dispose of' RISCOS Ltd would be to purchase about 30% of the shares
and wind the company up. This would have required an investment of only a
small fraction of the 'multi million pound' offer.

It's analogous to someone receiving an extremely attractive offer for a
property with a sitting tenant. You just buy out the tenant (unless your
name is Rackman - in which case you try violence and intimidation).

--
David Holden  -  APDL  -  <http://www.apdl.co.uk>


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