Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Wed 27th Aug 2008 17:09 UTC, submitted by stonyandcher
SUN Microsystems Dropping profits and stock prices have analysts speculating that Sun could be a target for either acquisition or a restructuring in which the company would sell off parts of the business and focus on a smaller set of technologies. In a July 31 report, the 451 Group analyst firm raised the possibility of Sun being acquired: 'Sun's sunken stock price creates a relative bargain considering its roughly $4 billion cash on hand, sizeable intellectual property and patent portfolio, and of course, its respected technology and products'.
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RE[2]: Over-hyped...
by sergiusens on Thu 28th Aug 2008 15:57 UTC in reply to "RE: Over-hyped..."
sergiusens
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You obviously haven't tried to buy a Sun box lately. Their low end x86 gear is surprisingly cheap (I know, we priced them). We didn't buy from them in the end because you can't order directly from the 'Net (like Dell or others). They want you to talk to a sales guy and for low volume orders the sales guy takes a while to get back to you - in our case three days but we needed something next-day. That is a big problem for Sun (even if they don't know it) they are missing easy sales (small quantities, but large volume overall).


Doesn't Cisco have a similar model?

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