You're Hired
Sky have agreed to buy Amstrad Computers off Siralun for 125 million, meaning he's got a new boss in Rupert Murdoch. The deal paves the way for Sky to lock down and develop their tech a bit more eventually providing two-way communication via their broadband service that started last year. That two-way communication is essential in providing on-demand video - which was Virgin Media's one minor advantage.
The Independent has an article about it all, including this gem:
The company's last big product launch, the "em@iler" super-phone in 2000, failed to revive its prospects and left the former electronics giant vulnerable to competition in the set-top box market. The company still has a small business selling consumer audio electronics and supporting the em@iler.
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