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To: drjohn who wrote (219976)	12/11/2006 5:54:16 AM
From: aleph0	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Back to my original question : .. Why ? My question : Is there a distinct disadvantage in having ATI/AMD as a merger rather than an aquisition ? A merger wouldn't have cost AMD a penny IMO. Is this just a question of "ego" in terms of "who" runs the company from then on ? .. or are there more serious factors involved ? IMO, with a merger, they could have : 1) agreed on sharing the BOD between AMD/ATI execs using ca. revenues as a benchmark 2) saved the 5.4 Bio$ 3) kept the name "AMD" 4) avoided all the negative WS spin on the 5.4 Bio$ 5) i.e. improved their financial situation versus an aquisition Am I wrong on any of those points ?