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"It was an offer like no other offers. The groom asking for Powersoft's hand in marriage was Sybase and the billion dollar dowry offer was very seductive. So a wedding/merger was arranged on February 13, 1995. I hope they took pictures during the wedding ceremony and honeymoon because the "paper valuation" (the deal was done with Sybase stock—worth $904m) didn't last long. The bad news arrived in the form of fabricated (Sybase) sales results. Sybase stock took a tumble, along with the fortune of many Powersoft executives..."


Beautiful. I wonder if a business publication would be interested in an expanded version of this...


Open plan verdict: Too much mayo.



It needs a new name (that isn't "ECMAScript").





"After going about as far as I could go folding planes, I decided I need to study this other field, this art called 'Origami.' So I worked on that for about ten years..."


I could write that series in a weekend.


How about for new startups (with low or no volume)?


Research around. Many of the same processors will work with you even at low volume, although the rate wouldn't be as good. Of course, with little or no volume, the rate doesn't matter as much.


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