Am I missing something? Was the sale really for only $4.5 million, or did the Chinese also acquire some hefty debts? Also, this gives me hope that we may have better service from Meade. Many complaints have been posted in recent years, ever since they moved their operations to Mexico. ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 5:52 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Meade bought-out by the Chinese http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/wires?id=185761830&c=y _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".