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To: stock talk who wrote (8664)	1/6/1998 1:28:00 PM
From: mark doubiago	Read Replies (3) of 14577

Any guesses on which company they can afford to buy? I would guess that ATI would be way too expensive to pay cash for. Maybe they are just going after Cirrus' graphic's division per many previous rumors. I would guess that Matrox may also be too expensive but have never seen any value placed on it (believe its a private company). I am guessing that they would not be interested in any of these companies anyways, since they would still be basically a low to mid level only supplier (sorry Ski). Maybe they just want Cirrus' graphics division so that they can get out of paying any royalties for infringed Cirrus patents. I would guess that they would be after a relatively high performance desktop chip company or maybe a well established portable supplier so that they could therefore establish a valid presence in one of these two markets where they have been noticeably absent. The only problem I see with a couple of the high end companies is that they are either subsidiaries or partially owned by very large companies and may not be obtainable. One idea that comes to mind is Number Nine. Relatively high performance chips but very little market penetration. Low price ~ $2 per share and about 13 million shares. S3 could snap it up and have a high performance chip quickly for the mass market and also gain their expertise for a low price. Share buy back plan: Big deal. If they want to improve confidence in the company then the officers should be personally buying the stock big time. Ski: I think that you have a great company and only wish that I had invested a little there instead of putting most of my eggs in one basket (and that one with a hole in it: well live and hopefully learn). NOTE: These are only my personal thoughts and not to be construed as rumors. As far as this company is concerned, I can't really remember a rumor that i have heard that has come to pass yet so take this info with a grain of salt. If a buyout of another graphics company is in the works, I would appreciate the name of the other company so that I can buy their shares for a better profit.

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