"The logic is straight forward" yeah right out of your arse. Silicon Valley doesn't do hostile, and everyone is too busy covering their own butts to be bold enough to take over a pre revenue development story that, because of stealth mode, maybe we (the acquirer) don't really know enough to be able to justify sticking out our necks. Look Rick, anything is possible, but Jesus how the tone around here changes with wind. your ruminations reveal a spinelessness that is breath taking. Me, I'm shorting INTC and using the cash to buy more PTK. Maybe it backfires, maybe I blow myself up, but I sure am not going to spread my personal insecurities on this forum. What on earth is the purpose of your post? Are you secretly hoping that this wonderful opportunity that sits before us gets snatched away from us, because it would prove once and for all that the game is rigged, you have rotten luck, and no good deed goes unpunished on this godforsaken earth? Look at the volume. There is none. Poet is at 87 cents because the story isn't local (Silicon Valley). Nobody is involved. Sorry, a bunch of Canadian punters doesn't count. Yes, the market is falling apart, but our stocks performance the last week tells you we aren't a part of ANY hedge fund, or other institutional portfolio (aside from IBK whose constant unwavering support has been exemplary). My suggestion: turn off your TV, and let the story play out.