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ktinkel · 09-21-2007, 06:28 AM

X-Rite announced in late August that it would acquire Pantone this fall for $1.8 million. Its stock fell a little right after the announcement.

I guess these deals are ho-hum but I still get a little shock when an iconic company like Pantone is sold. Most of the companies who supplied me with products in pre-DTP days are gone now, or acquired by some other company (even if some names do live on): ITC, Letraset, Pantone, Linotype, Monotype, Compugraphic, Photo-Lettering, and hordes of smaller companies whose names have faded away.

Ah, well.

09-21-2007, 06:28 AM	#1
ktinkel Founding Sysop Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In Connecticut, on the Housatonic River near its mouth at Long Island Sound. Posts: 11,202	X-Rite to acquire Pantone X-Rite announced in late August that it would acquire Pantone this fall for $1.8 million. Its stock fell a little right after the announcement. I guess these deals are ho-hum but I still get a little shock when an iconic company like Pantone is sold. Most of the companies who supplied me with products in pre-DTP days are gone now, or acquired by some other company (even if some names do live on): ITC, Letraset, Pantone, Linotype, Monotype, Compugraphic, Photo-Lettering, and hordes of smaller companies whose names have faded away. Ah, well. __________________ ::

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