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   From: cpd@cat.pan.net   
      
   "David Loewe, Jr."  wrote in message   
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   > On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:43:25 -0500, Tim McGaughy    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>David V. Loewe, Jr wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> One company (RDS) *owns* the other (Shell Oil).   
   >>   
   >>Does not matter. Different companies.   
      
   Instead of talking solely about definitions, I think it would be more   
   productive if we could go into the real world ramifications of one companies   
   ownership of another.  (And by "productive", I strictly mean me trying to   
   learn something more from this discussion by stirring the kettle a little.   
   =^..^=)   
      
   RDS owns Shell, PepsiCo owns KFC.  I know that they are two potentially   
   different situations, maybe one is not comparable to the other, but I wanted   
   to get a broader idea of the implications of subsidiary ownership.  What all   
   it all mean, in practice as well as in theory?  What is it that matters or   
   doesn't matter about it?   
      
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