7 posts and columns on termination fee

Google-Motorola Deal Includes $2.5 Billion Reverse Termination Fee

in News on August 15, 2011 at 2:08 pm PT

If Google walks away from its proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, or is forced to do so, the company is on the hook for a hefty reverse breakup fee.
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Going Out Of Business: Google’s Nexus One Store

in News on May 14, 2010 at 10:11 am PT

So much for Google’s Web-only smartphone sales model. This morning, the company announced plans to stop selling its Nexus One Android phone through its Web store, acknowledging that efforts to change the way consumers purchase phones haven’t quite played out the way it had hoped.

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IPad: Buy Now or Wait?

in News on April 1, 2010 at 12:00 pm PT

If you’ve already pre-ordered your iPad, you are probably counting the days until you can get your hands on what Apple calls a “magical and revolutionary” device. But for those who are interested in the iPad but haven’t yet ordered one, there are two primary questions: Should you buy a Wi-Fi iPad or wait until the 3G version comes out later this month? And should you buy a first-generation iPad at all or wait for improvements?

And if You Think $550 in Nexus One Early-Termination Fees Is Bad, Just Wait Until Verizon Gets Involved

in News on January 12, 2010 at 8:32 am PT

Caveat emptor: Purchase a subsidized Nexus One from Google and you’ll pay dearly if you cancel service early. According to the device’s terms of sale, the search company charges an “equipment recovery fee” of $350 in the event users cancel service before 120 days have passed. This, in addition to the $200 in early-termination fee that carrier T-Mobile assesses.
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EMC Makes Data Domain an Offer It Probably Can't Refuse

in News on July 6, 2009 at 8:33 am PT

NetApp has cleared all necessary U.S. regulatory hurdles to proceed with its acquisition of Data Domain, though it seems unlikely that the company will prevail now that rival EMC has trumped its bid for the storage vendor.

EMC Makes Data Domain an Offer It Probably Can’t Refuse

in News on July 6, 2009 at 8:33 am PT

NetApp has cleared all necessary U.S. regulatory hurdles to proceed with its acquisition of Data Domain, though it seems unlikely that the company will prevail now that rival EMC has trumped its bid for the storage vendor.

Data Domain to EMC: Nix, Null, Nein, Nyet, Non, Nuh-uh, Nope, Nay…

in News on June 15, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

What part of “No” does EMC not understand? On Monday the company once again said its bid for data storage equipment maker Data Domain is “superior” to a competing offer from NetApp. This, despite the fact that Data Domain earlier in the day issued a statement recommending that shareholders reject EMC’s $30-a-share cash bid.
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