First Big Tech Purchase Mugs

'I can't wait to get the money for one of those new laptops, this foot-top is killing my back!'

'They sold the company in 2001? I was wondering why things were slow.'

"What's wrong with swallowing up other companies?"

'If we have only fractional ownership, it's not a private jet anymore, is it?'

'Uh - oh... this looks like an unfriendly takeover!'

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'I'm feeling absolutely marvelous. I think I'll acquire another company.'

"What's wrong, boy? Has Google's stock gone down?!"

"Oh, no! We've inadvertently gobbled up our own parent company."

'I'm feeling absolutely marvelous. I think I'll acquire another company.'

"It's strictly business. Please don't take your financial ruin personally."

Cafe investors: I'd like your support in acquiring the lemonade stand down the street. By cutting redundant labor, marketing and technology. I place our annual savings at $17 billion. The phone company investors bought it. Can monkey lick your head?

'There's a gentleman out here with $643 million. He would like to discuss a takeover.'

Having moved to a tablet, the farmer's wife was done with mice. . .

'Could you be more specific than a king's ransom or an arm and a leg.'

No - None sense, take-charge, inc. - Formerly: Happy-go-lucky, inc.'

'Cards for all occasions: takeover, buyouts, mergers, flotation, bankruptcy.'

Predator, Inc bought Prey, Ltd

...Shares can go up as well as down.

"Gentleman, come in! Come in! Let me take your company."

The AdRams Family no.1- Computers for kids

'Do you think you can turn the company around without making us all dizzy?'

'This is the shortest autobiography I've ever read!'

"Hello? JS electrical? It's about this flat screen television I purchased from you."

'Should our firms merge, which one will be the girl?'

"Give us a chip."

Home for the Holidays

'Consider this an unfriendly takeover, if you wish, but takeover it is!'

Facebook in Crisis

'Pep's finance' man confused and scared of 'Real estate', 'Gold' etc

"I came, I saw I takeovered."

'This contract proposal needs more work. I'm not experiencing any twinges of guilt over it.'

"Don't anybody move: this is a merger."

"It's the Silicon Valley foundation - they want to know if we'll match our grandson's $100 million donation."

'Man, I hate it whenever some big conglomerate comes along and decides to check us out!'