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French IT services giant Atos has snapped up Xerox's outsourcing biz for $1.05bn (£670m), as it tries to extend its garlic and lemon-infused tentacles across the American market. The deal for the company's Information Technology Outsourcing unit will add $1.5bn (£960m) of revenue to Atos's €8.6bn (£5.5bn) turnover. Of Xerox's …

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  1. ElReg!comments!Pierre
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    Toutes votre base sont nous appartiennent!

    Vous n'avez aucune chance de survivre fabriquez votre temps!

    Mwa! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

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    1. Dan 55 Silver badge
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      Re: Toutes votre base sont nous appartiennent!

      Lancez chaque zig?

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    buy a biz for 670m , get 960m per year! wow can i put my savings in?

    Wait is "revenue" turnover or profit?

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      It is turnover, and margin is reported as 8%, so the price for that yearly profit is pretty much what you'd expect.

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