[zbentley]

> Per the terms of the sale, Ken Williams was given a verbal promise by CUC management that Serra[sic] and the other studios wrapped up in the purchase would retain their independence.

That does not make sense to me, though I may be missing something. It's either a "verbal [only] promise" or in the "terms", no?

[everdev]

Both are legally binding and they could have both a verbal agreement and have that reflected in the terms, but there sentence structure is odd.