2004 and 2005 were the testing grounds. 2006 is the proving ground. |
All the numbers are positive. |
Boston Scientific will not go quietly into the night. |
Given their financial acumen, they are pretty much self-sustaining for the foreseeable future. They've managed that by tapping into the capital markets. These folks have learned very well; they don't want to be caught at the mercy of anybody. |
Guidant should be appreciative of the fact that Boston Scientific has helped raise shareholder value [for them]. |
Guidant should be very appreciative of the fact that Boston Scientific has help raise shareholder value (for them). |
Guidant was in a position ... in which they had to go through with this merger. |
Guidant was in a position that was one in which they had to go through with this merger. |
I don't see how (J&J) can come back at this point. |
I don't see how this can end well. I think the perception is that the deal will collapse and it will be full legal employment for both sides. I cannot see how they can avoid this all ending up in court. |
I lost track of the number of times in its conference call (on Tuesday) J&J said how important medical devices were to the company. That means to me every single medical device company out there should wonder if they are going to get a knock on their door from them in the near future. |
If they had been serious, they would have gone close to -- or back to -- their original offer. |
J&J tried to go out there and save face (on Wednesday) and not return to its original offer. They tried to argue that a bird in the hand was worth more than two in the bush -- that the certainty of closing was worth something. |
Merck would have been in a desperate situation if it had not won this case because a negative verdict would have encouraged waves of other plaintiffs to come forward. |
Our military is being stretched too thin, to the point of being broken for the foreseeable future. We are asking too much and not giving enough, and we are certainly not any safer than before September 11. |