Atari may be dropped by the NASDAQ
Fresh NASDAQ warning for Atari:
US Stock Exchange threatens to withdraw publisher from its listings following value drop.
This is just a little too sad. A company that used to be synonymous with video gaming to have fallen so far. I doubt that the company will every close though, the name is just way to valuable.
The Atari that will be delisted is not the Atari of yore. This is but a shell of the former great company of our youth, passed around like a proverbial football (or hot-potato), until the ball drops (or the timer goes off). Atari is just a nameplate now, much like Zenith, RCA, and other companies that still do business, but are nothing more than labels and acquisitions.
But, even though it’s just a nameplate, it still feels like a kick in the teeth. Almost like the kick in the teeth we had when Sega and SNK were bought. I still shake my head when I see SNK/Playmore and Sega/Majesco. Sad times.
Comment by CraigM — January 2, 2008 @ 11:05 am