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From: bzs@ussr.std.com (Barry Shein)
Subject: Re: UNIGRAM's article on the USL-BSDI suit
In-Reply-To: jlitvin@speedstr.intel.com's message of Tue, 4 Aug 1992 18:02:36 GMT
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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1992 20:49:48 GMT
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>This argument is getting silly. Althought I recently posted a list of
>the minority owners of USL, they are just that --- MINORITY OWNERS. I
>believe that each company owns from 1-3% of USL. AT&T owns over 50%
>and has publicly claimed that they will ___NOT___ give up control of
>USL to anyone else. Before you can find a buyer, you need a seller...
>
>John Litvin
And you perhaps should understand something about publicly held
corporations before you cast stones.
Your fiction ``AT&T ... will ___NOT___'' refers to who exactly? The
executives? The shareholders of AT&T? The majority shareholders? The
proxy holders at their next annual meeting? ??
If an offer was made that was perceived as beneficial to the
shareholders of AT&T the execs would either accept or face charges of
fiduciary irresponsibility.
This isn't someone's stereo for sale we're talking about here, but
that's the "logic" you are using.
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-Barry Shein
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