Quote Originally Posted by [XC] gomeler View Post
I think the machines in the fab are worth more than the land so... buy the fabs, strip them clean, send machines to China, sell buildings.
They can't do this because of x-license restrictions. They are prevented from outsourcing more than a certain (unpublished) percentage of their production. They would need to retain a 51% ownership interest in the fab spin-off, then have it remain as its primary fab.