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by pavlov 3372 days ago
The last time their stock was this low was eight years ago...!

This could make the company a pretty attractive acquisition target for a competitor?
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i336_ 3371 days ago
Haaaaang on.

When Apple started designing their unibody Macbooks, they needed to put a hole in the aluminium for the power LED. There was only one company in the world with the equipment to make those (multiple-of-nanometers-wide) holes.

Simple solution: Apple just bought the whole company. Voila, now Apple can cost-effectively produce those holes with one less renewable contract.

This one might get interesting...

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EDIT: With the above being said, note this nearby comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14022436

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masklinn 3371 days ago
> EDIT: With the above being said, note this nearby comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14022436

Also there were rumors about buyout talks last year, Apple commented that they "had some discussions with Imagination, but [did] not plan to make an offer for the company".

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0xCMP 3371 days ago
Also if they get to repatriate their overseas money that would allow them more ability to acquire companies important to their business.
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