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Gateway Completes eMachines Acquisition

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the bovine-inspired-machines dept.

ryanjensen writes "Gateway just completed its $289.5 million deal to acquire Irvine, CA-based eMachines Thursday according to News.com. From the article: 'Many analysts believe that Gateway ultimately will abandon some or all of its namesake stores in favor of selling products at third-party retailers. However, they expect the company to continue selling Gateway-brand products, including PCs and consumer electronics, directly to its customers.'"

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  1. And future systems from the merged companies... by dark404 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...will be called e-Cows, now with twice as much ugly.

  2. Cost by 8tim8 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Gateway just completed its $289.5 million deal

    Actually, it was $189.5 million with the mail-in rebate...