<story><title>Adafruit acquires RadioShack?</title><url>https://twitter.com/adafruit/status/916473322203992064</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ianpenney</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m not sure the title is 100% true. I think they just bought a framed stock certificate at an auction. Likely, Kensington Capital still owns the RadioShack brand.&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reuters.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;us-radioshack-kensingtoncapital&amp;#x2F;radioshack-brand-to-survive-under-new-owner-sources-idUSKBN1A427F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reuters.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;us-radioshack-kensingtoncapi...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;ubidestates.hibid.com&amp;#x2F;catalog&amp;#x2F;103245&amp;#x2F;radioshack-auction--1&amp;#x2F;?q=framed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;ubidestates.hibid.com&amp;#x2F;catalog&amp;#x2F;103245&amp;#x2F;radioshack-aucti...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>obrajesse</author><text>Given that Adafruit is retweeting things like &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;twitter.com&amp;#x2F;danielphippsaus&amp;#x2F;status&amp;#x2F;916508668132073472&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;twitter.com&amp;#x2F;danielphippsaus&amp;#x2F;status&amp;#x2F;91650866813207347...&lt;/a&gt;, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to believe that they’re saying they bought RadioShack.&lt;p&gt;Indeed, the company is a husk of its former self and has already sold off most of its assets.</text></comment>
<story><title>Adafruit acquires RadioShack?</title><url>https://twitter.com/adafruit/status/916473322203992064</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ianpenney</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m not sure the title is 100% true. I think they just bought a framed stock certificate at an auction. Likely, Kensington Capital still owns the RadioShack brand.&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reuters.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;us-radioshack-kensingtoncapital&amp;#x2F;radioshack-brand-to-survive-under-new-owner-sources-idUSKBN1A427F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reuters.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;us-radioshack-kensingtoncapi...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;ubidestates.hibid.com&amp;#x2F;catalog&amp;#x2F;103245&amp;#x2F;radioshack-auction--1&amp;#x2F;?q=framed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;ubidestates.hibid.com&amp;#x2F;catalog&amp;#x2F;103245&amp;#x2F;radioshack-aucti...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>wickberg</author><text>Indeed, it does look like the set she&amp;#x27;s holding is one of three that were sold in the auction. If Adafruit has actually acquired the brand, this is certainly an odd way to go about announcing it. I could see this having been a joke that&amp;#x27;s now gotten misinterpreted.&lt;p&gt;But, if so, the @adafruit twitter account is definitely further confusing things.</text></comment>