I knew that Gateway's earnings were down, but I certainly didn't see this one coming. eMachines has historically been low-end OEM builds only... does this mean that we'll see Gateway lean that way after the take-over (if there is one)?

"The purchase comes as a response to Gateway's shrinking unit sales of PCs. During the fourth quarter, Gateway sold only 526,000 PCs, a 6 percent sequential decrease and a 27 percent decline from a year ago. Meanwhile, eMachines has been growing."