Isn't or wasn't Panasonic (Matsushita? one of J3).? Didn't Sanyo just purchase an MMP license agreement in June of this year? Not sure how this might benefit us....just thought it was worth mentioning.
Panasonic Announces Commencement of Tender Offer for SANYO Shares
Osaka, November 4, 2009 --- Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC/ TSE: 6752, the "Tender Offeror" or the
“Company”) announced that it resolved at its Board of Directors meeting held on November 4, 2009 to
acquire the shares of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6764, the "Target") through the tender offer (the
“Tender Offer”) as follows: http://panasonic.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/en091104-5/en091104-5-1.pdf