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To: HEXonX who wrote (11673)	6/15/1998 4:24:00 PM
From: Matt Webster	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13925

Maybe this is a topic that has been gone over before, but why does CREAF buy Diamond Multimedia (DIMD)? I am not long DIMD, but this seems like a no brainer. This would help consolidate the ridiculously competitive sound card and video card business and would seem to be immediately accretive to earnings. Monster Sound Blaster, Monster Voodoo2, etc. The overlap is significant, they could save on distribution and marketing, etc. Both trade at similar price/sales ratios and neither has a terrible balance sheet. Does anyone disagree? Or if not an acquisition by Creative. Why not acquisition of both by a larger outsider, like Electronic Arts or something? Matt