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Technology Stocks : Micron Only Forum
MU 232.59-2.1%3:59 PM EST

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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (35261)6/18/1998 5:01:00 PM
From: Lazlo Pierce  Read Replies (1) of 53903
 
Skeeter<<losing x on y chips isn't improved by losing 2x on 2y chips. txn must have been desperate to pay mu $800 million for mu "toilet paper." this mass hysteria that has everyone believing this glut will be over in 3-6 months must still be in effect.>>
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That is my thought exactly. Maybe at some point in the future it'll be profitable. As for the near-mid term, seems to me TXN wanted out so badly, they basically gave it away. I would ask myself why? Because this biz is inherently unstable, and at best marginally profitible. TXN knew it would always be a drag on their books, so they were willing to take MU shares which might turn out OK, but also might turn out to be big losers. They assumed debt from a company with a below grade Moody's rating. I bet TXN is feeling pretty smug right now, and I bet their stock will rise above the nice move the market gave it today. We'll see.

Dave
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