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To: RX4PROFIT who wrote (10628)	4/1/1998 12:35:00 PM
From: Robert Smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213176

From Mac OS Rumors: Apple and SGI announce Merger. Really. April 1, 1998 -- Apple Computer announced today that negotiations to purchase ailing computer company Silicon Graphics have been concluded, subject to regulatory approval. Said Apple interim-CEO-for-life Steve Jobs: "SGI has taken a bashing since buying Cray Research. We believe the reason for it is the cumbersome combined name, Silicon Graphics-Cray Research. You just can't fit that in a sound bite and you certainly can't write it on the back of a snail. At the same time, the Apple name has also taken a bashing. "The time has come," Jobs continued, "to Think Different not only about grammar but about company names. We want to create a new image that captures not only the Cray name, Silicon Graphics's illustrious past but also Apple's new move to gain mass-market appeal." "The new name," Jobs said, "will be Crayon Graphics." What does this means ? Is Apple buying SGI ?