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MPC Computers Shutting Down

Posted by kdawson on from the 17-year-run dept.

davidphogan74 writes "MPC Computers (formerly Micron's computer division) notified the Idaho Department of Labor in a letter on 12/29/2008 that it would terminate its remaining employees. The company had been operating under the protection of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy since November, after it laid off 200 employees in October. MPC said 147 employees would be terminated immediately and 51 would be retained while the company liquidates its assets. Last year, MPC bought the professional business unit of PC company Gateway, which itself had been bought by Acer earlier that year. MPC had sold business technology hardware to mid-sized business, government agencies, and education organizations since 1991."

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  1. GOD EXISTS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    PROVE ME WRONG

    1. Re:GOD EXISTS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Since you asked: http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j266/A-Boogs/fugly1.jpg

  2. Re:RIP Micron by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Could have something to do with the Memory Cartel...
    553. Tabrizi admitted at trial that he had told Sang Park, then the President and Chief Operating Officer of Hyundai, that he wanted to "kill" Rambus and force RDRAM from the market. (Tabrizi, Tr. 9105-07). Tabrizi subsequently testified that what he meant by "killing Rambus was really just "Rambus suicide, (with) me watching on the sideline. " (Tabrizi Tr. 9109). In his June 2000 email to Park, Tabrizi stated: " (i)f Intel does not invest in us, I really want to ask you to let me go back to my old mode of RDRAM killing. I think we were very close to achieving our goal until you said we are absolutely committed to this baby." (R 1661 at 2).

    http://www.rambus.org/