neo1980 Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 here they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich-X Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 I'm not voting cuz all those megers would suck The only merger I would vote for is a merger between a Bulldog and a Shitsu :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Gates Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 i think the design team of Windows XP's default interface should merge with fisher price newborn toy design. theres so much in common with user friendlyness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 I'm not voting cuz all those megers would suck I agree. None of those mergers look like they would be good for the consumer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted March 2, 2002 Veteran Share Posted March 2, 2002 aol and att. it is gonna happen soon. we will buy att. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 wtf is vivendi universal, sounds like some newb company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM5K Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Ugh, mergers suck, I can't think of many that were good for the consumer (I am not saying there aren't any). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babis Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Vlad, vivendi has been around for a while, they happen to own quite a few things, but most poeple are unaware of the parent group. You might know it as: mp3.com/universal studios/USA networks/etc.. "Vivendi Universal is a global media and communications company with businesses in TV and Film, Publishing, Music, Internet and Telecoms, and an Environment unit that provides environmental services. On December 11, 2000 Vivendi, The Seagram Company Ltd., and Canal Plus S.A. (Canal+), completed a merger agreement made on June 20, 2000, to form Vivendi Universal. The merger combined Vivendi's broad-based telecommunications assets, which include high-speed wireless transmission, fixed and wireless communications networks, a portfolio of Internet web sites and cable and satellite transmission networks; the Seagram Company's extensive music catalogue and film and television libraries, as well as its production and distribution capabilities through Universal Music Group, Universal Studios and its stake in USA Networks; and Canal+'s film, broadcast and subscription assets" -yahoo PM5k: vivendi itself is a bunch of mergers ;-) http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/ is also another big company with great mergers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanecorp Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Microsoft and Apple :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoinebj Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Originally posted by Vlad wtf is vivendi universal, sounds like some newb company Vivendi is a very big french company which owns for example Blizzard (Diablo & Warcraft) and Sierra (Half Life). It also owns Universal Studios (you know, the with the earth logo at the beginning of a movie). It is no newbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike11212 Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 att & microsoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postertoad Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 agreed ... those mergers bad. None of them look good for the consumer. wait ... I know of one: Enron & the Taliban !! Oops ... thats right ... the Taliban didnt like Enrons strong arm tactics ... [" we can carpet you with gold ... or we can carpet you with bombs"]. I guess that deal fell apart. So we'll go with The Northern Allience and Unical instead. Much more stable dont ya think? edit: .... and for a little bit of fun: http://www.theyrule.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvorgold Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 none of them would be awesome :o since they'dd have more n more control... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich-X Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 i got an idea for a merger; Neowin and Cnet News: "Where unprofessional journalism looks slightly more intelligent" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwakui Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 Microsoft and AT&T would redefine potential for innovation. Though this would ultimately affect the future (in terms of development) in a positive way, how would such a merger affect the immediate consumer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessterw Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 Like most here have said, any of these mergers would have the potential to be bad for consumers in that all of these companies have too much control already, let alone if they merged. How about Hewlett Packard and Compaq?... err... nevermind :dead: (lame attempt at being funny). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonze Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 Originally posted by Kanecorp Microsoft and Apple :D that is dizactly what i was thinking!:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulletRobZ Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 Neither, since all of them are monopolies already! But here's one I think would be really beneficial: Adobe and Macromedia, since they would really want to exchange their master web graphics software to see if they can come up with the ultimate! :D Corel and Lotus would be another good one so that way, they can make a more efficient office suite that will rival Micros*it's Office! :D I never likd Office, though, but this would help make Micros*it go down! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MytMowse Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 Sick as it sounds, i'd love a merger of Apple and Microsoft; just to see what would happen. ^_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessterw Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 Originally posted by Webgraph Neither, since all of them are monopolies already! But here's one I think would be really beneficial: Adobe and Macromedia, since they would really want to exchange their master web graphics software to see if they can come up with the ultimate! :D Corel and Lotus would be another good one so that way, they can make a more efficient office suite that will rival Micros*it's Office! :D I never likd Office, though, but this would help make Micros*it go down! :D Hmm, Adobe and Macromedia, that might actually be a good one, except that the resulting products might be even more expensive. Now Corel and Lotus, that's just like saying Corel and IBM. Lotus as a seperate company is almost non-existant, and IBM seems determined to eventually get rid of it entirely. I'm not sure any resulting products from Corel and Lotus could even approach Office. Corel's Office Suite was great back in the day, and I know alot of people (mainly lawyers, accountants, and secretaries) that swear by WordPerfect. Don't forget thought that Corel is now a "partner" of sorts with Microsoft and has said it will support .NET in its future software. Now if some company that know something about developing office suites could help out Sun on StarOffice (it's good, but it still sucks in some major ways), we might actually get a competitor to Microsoft Office. So maybe Corel or IBM/Lotus and Sun (or OpenOffice)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonHi Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 Microsoft + Dell + Intel + News Corporation + Vodafone Airtouch WHOAH! Now thassa merger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich-X Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 Originally posted by SimonHi Microsoft + Dell + Intel + News Corporation + Vodafone Airtouch WHOAH! Now thassa merger Apple + AMD + Motorola's Semi Div + NVIDIA + SGI + SiS Thats the merger of the century! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postertoad Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 OK ... which one of you are planning on taking over the world??:cheeky: :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvorgold Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 Corel and Lotus would be another good one so that way, they can make a more efficient office suite that will rival Micros*it's Office! I never likd Office, though, but this would help make Micros*it go down! if corel n lotus ever did merge...the hq for the company better be in corel's home town of kanata ontario...aka part of ottawa, since corel is the only canadian software manufacturer that's still opperating in canada (n worth over $1000000).....ATI seems to be doing well although its hardware...but whatever happened to nortel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich-X Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 Originally posted by postertoad OK ... which one of you are planning on taking over the world??:cheeky: :D That would be me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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