Guess it’s time for Leo to get on the cover of Business Week like Kevin now that he’s become a leveraging buyout mogul synergizing the intertubial nets of podcasting. Personally, I would have held out for just a tad more cash though, but that’s just me. Congrats!
G4 Acquires TWiT – LOL: The Life of Leo
I have some very exciting news. G4 Entertainment Inc has agreed to acquire TWiT in an exchange for stock and $1 cash.
We’ve been in extensive conversations for the past few months, but I’ve been reluctant to say anything until today. Here’s an excerpt from the G4 press release which crossed the wires a few hours ago:
G4 CEO , Loof Slirpa, said about the merger, “The synergy between G4′s smokin’ babes and classic TV series, and the TWiTs high end tech knowledge will allow us to reach a vast audience of teenage boys and disaffected computer programmers.”
Entrepreneur and media commentator Mike Arrington of Techcrunch.com said, “The dynamic synergy between the old web and the new makes this a win-win for everyone but the audience. I wish I had thought of it first.”
Chief TWiT, Leo Laporte said, “I’m moving to Canada.”
Leo celebrating the sale
#17 Li “Anna Nichole Smith has finally reached her target weight.” that’s wickedly cool.
#15 – Leo Laporte is a non-cranky geek that likes all hardware / software that gets the job done (price doesn’t matter).
#17 – As a Canadian, your moose remark is rather insulting. Our beloved wild bovines do not travel so far south, or else, you would have wild moose in the US – which you don’t.
Deer however, would be smash on.
So, your fake headline would better read, 200 KM Northwest of Toronto.
// We don’t live in igloos and YES we put Maple syrup on our toasts, in our Kellogs Cornflakes and in our coffee (oh yeah, cough drops too)
#22 The Shiras and Northwestern moose ranges into the US;
http://www.bowhunts.com/moose_1.html
Scroll down a bit to see the range map. I thought that Leo was a Cali guy, and a run for the border would bring you into moose territory a bit before one hit the border.
As a rule, I try not to take offense at anything, as it is a waste of energy that accomplishes nothing. And it is embarrassing as all get out if you are wrong.
#23 Li, I meant it to be ironic. Just joking. That a Canadian could possibly be insulted on a moose joke is very funny.
Takes a lot to offend a Canuck, eh?
Amen, I was thinking I had met the strange exception. You guys, generally, rock.
This was an awesome prank, great for those of us still loyal to TechTV. $1? Is that all we’re worth to you Leo? =P