http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/08/ourcompanyheader1.jpg After months of speculation about who would step in to save the scandal-ridden Olympus’ rocky fortunes, Sony has finally opened up its checkbook. The two companies have entered into a “business and capital alliance” with Sony stumping up $650 million in exchange for a 51 percent stake in a new enterprise incorporating Olympus’ highly desirable medical imaging business. The deal also includes a component-sharing agreement in the photography space, with Olympus mirror cells and camera lenses being given to Sony, while image sensors (where Sony is very strong) will go the other way.
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