#Escom Wins
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I guess everyone knows, Escom has won. The conflict with IBM that so many in
the forum seem to be worried about has been resolved. IBM was worried that
cross-licensing agreements would be observed.
The Escom numbers are a bit convoluted, but it goes like this. It is paying
$10 million for the core technology, up from original offer of $3.5 million. It
will pay $1 million for Philippine inventory, if the liquidators can deliver
it, which seems doubtful but possible. $500,000 for the U.K. subsidiary was
taken out of the deal. It already has paid $1.3 to $1.6 million for the
German trademark. That number varies according to how one translates the mark
to dollars and whether one includes the German tax on the deal, which was 15
percent.
— Dan
Thank you Dan you have been the only credible source of information during this
fiasco and you deserve all of our thanks. I now feel comfortable passing this
information on as truth.
Glad to oblige.
So Dan, based on what you know now, what is your opinion on the future(?) of
the Amiga? Do you think Escom will work with any intersted parties in allowing
production of the Amiga line or is it effectively dead?
Dan,
Thanks for covering the story all the way to its seeming end. I know you
aren't an Amiga owner, perhaps we should make you an honorary owner for
all the work you've done covering the story, and keeping us informed.
If the liquidators cannot deliver the Phillipine inventory, who gets it?
Hey! That idea is my intellectual property! 😀
Thank you for the solid info, Dan. You've been a real friend to us here.
DJ
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