 Wal-Mart, Who bought this company? |
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 Nov 14 2007, 03:15 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 197 Joined: 15-June 05 From: Portland, Or. Member No.: 7,447  |
I'm going for Seader-krupp myself... No reason other than i like the name.
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Nov 14 2007, 03:25 AM
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Project Terminus: Soul Hunters Group: Members Posts: 1,052 Joined: 6-November 03 From: Casselberry, Florida U.S.A. Member No.: 5,798 |
posting on the fly here but i choose Mitsuhama as if I remember they are the orginal American company.
Seems taking over wal-mart would get you major level size. |
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Nov 14 2007, 03:30 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
I'm going with Aztechnology, the out-and-out king of consumer goods.
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Nov 14 2007, 03:45 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,629 Joined: 14-December 06 Member No.: 10,361 |
Seconded on the Azzies, given Walmart is similar to an enormous Stuffer Shack.
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Nov 14 2007, 03:54 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
No one as such. It went bankrupt when China broke up and got parted out for micronuyen on the dollar, then the pieces mostly got eaten by the Azzies.
~J |
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Nov 14 2007, 03:57 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,629 Joined: 14-December 06 Member No.: 10,361 |
It's a good point. A huge company so heavily based in logistics and imports would scarcely survive the crash.
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Nov 14 2007, 03:59 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115 |
Whoever buy's Daewoo will own walmart next. Daewoo produce everything, walmart sells everything.
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Nov 14 2007, 04:03 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
So, still technically Aztechnology. ;) :D |
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Nov 14 2007, 04:08 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Actually, it's only technically not Aztechnology, 'cause by the time the Azzies ate the pieces they weren't Wal*Mart anymore :grinbig:
(I need an admin-buddy who can revoke my sudo privileges for exam week or something) ~J |
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Nov 14 2007, 04:08 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 232 Joined: 7-October 07 Member No.: 13,604 |
Horizon would've bought them. They're essentially another Best Buy outlet for all intensive purposes.
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Nov 14 2007, 04:09 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Horizon, the corporation that doesn't exist until the mid-2060s? Somehow I doubt it.
~J |
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Nov 14 2007, 04:10 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Horizon is a relatively new Megacorp. |
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Nov 14 2007, 04:10 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
I don't know exactly where, but I thought I rembered reading somewhere that Wal*Mart was alive and kicking in 2060?
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Nov 14 2007, 03:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 745 Joined: 13-April 07 From: Houston, Texas Member No.: 11,448 |
I believe Ares owns Wal-Mart :D
There is an AR image in the main book depicting "Ares Wal-Mart" |
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Nov 14 2007, 03:48 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,009 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Paris, France Member No.: 9,466 |
Are you sure it's not War Malt, Ares' beer brand? :D
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Nov 14 2007, 03:48 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 745 Joined: 13-April 07 From: Houston, Texas Member No.: 11,448 |
iono, im working from memory |
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Nov 14 2007, 05:20 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 609 Joined: 13-August 07 Member No.: 12,615 |
He's correct. I could'nt name the sourcebook to save my life, but I remember references to a chain of stores called Kong-Mart, or Kong Wal-Mart, or something like that. Can't remember the parent corporation.
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Nov 14 2007, 08:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 976 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Near my daughters, Lansdale PA Member No.: 6,668 |
Lots of consumer goods? Bad treatment of employees? Squashing industry around them? Sounds liek the Aztecs to me.
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Nov 14 2007, 09:26 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...first it was Beatrice, then Beatrice was bought by S-K. :grinbig:
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Nov 14 2007, 09:45 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 68 Joined: 3-March 05 From: Paris Area Network Member No.: 7,134 |
Well, in fact Daewoo has splitted during the asian crisis 10 years ago. One of the major part Daewoo Motor was buyed by General Motors in 2003 or 2004 (don't remember very well) while Daewoo shipbuilding still in the top 3 shipbuilder with Samsung and Hyundai. And other entities keep the name of Daewoo but they are not controlled by the same group anymore... Hyundai is in this case too. In shadowrun, Daewoo was absorbed by Eastern Tiger. No, if you want a company who produce anything (and to remain in Korea) then we can talk about Samsung or LG which are really diversified... But in fact there is many corp around the orld who produce a wide variety of product. (but most of them tend to not use the name of the group as a brand name for all there product, only for a part) - Daegann - |
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Nov 15 2007, 11:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 640 Joined: 8-October 07 Member No.: 13,611 |
So how do you explain the Kong Wal-Mart sign in SR4 (AR overlay image)? Besides, Aztechnology doesn't need Wal-Mart. It owns Stuffer Shack, which is ubiquitous enough to make Wal-Mart in SR effectively niche. |
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Nov 15 2007, 11:26 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
The same way I explain everything SR4 does—ignoring it. ~J |
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Nov 16 2007, 01:17 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
the azzies would be logical but i think their owning of stuffer shack fills the same niche, so they did that to offset that they don't have Walmart. I'm guessing it was bought by Fuchi and then when that broke up...so I'd put it with novatech under Villiers' banner
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Nov 16 2007, 10:08 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 152 Joined: 11-May 06 Member No.: 8,547 |
I have to say azzies just because I visualize blood spirits behind the registers.
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Nov 16 2007, 03:52 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Which book was it that referenced "Kong-Wal-Mart"?
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