At first I was disappointed it wasn't a major US company for selfish
reasons - cause I want one as soon as possible :) but their profile
does make a lot of sense.
More info on them posted on the ecatnews site with a shout out to Jed.
http://ecatnews.com/?p=1129
Joe
On 10/28/2011 10:50 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
I mean that I predicted GE would NOT want to get involved.
Look at the Manutencoop profile:
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=9156703
Recently founded, growing rapidly, still hungry. Privately owned,
leaving them free to make big decisions and take risks. Just the kind
of go-go place you would expect to run with this.
People think the microcomputer biz began exclusively with garage start
ups such as Apple and Microsoft. It did to a large extent, but the
money came from established venture capitalists and many of the
players were mid-sized companies such as Radio Shack, with its
Trash-80. It could'a been a contenda. It was, for several years.
- Jed
