On Thursday 07 Apr 2005 19:01, Mark Twomey wrote:
> On Apr 7, 2005, at 6:17 PM, Kevin O'Riordan wrote:
> > Say hello to Mandriva Linux
>> Shark jump supreme.
> You have an established brand, you buy a smaller company, and then you
> decide to go stupid on people.
>
It's a bad decision on the face of it. But lets not forget that Mandrake have
still not resolved the dispute with the owners of the Mandrake (the Magician)
trademark and the acquisition of a new company - with attendant publicity -
might seem to them as the best time to get out of this, and rebrand.
R.
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