Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 3rd Dec 2002 01:59 UTC
SUN Microsystems Recently, a few independent departments (Solaris, java, Netscape and other middleware) at Sun Microsystems got integrated into one, the Platform/Software Group. We had a quick chat with Mr John Fowler, Sun Software's CTO about Solaris 10, Java, the competition and more.
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Buying Sun
by Bruce on Fri 6th Dec 2002 06:15 UTC

1. I'm a former Sun employee, just laid off a few weeks ago. There is indeed a poison pill provision to deter a hostile takeover. Besides, as others have pointed out, the gov't would most likely get involved anyway if HP, IBM, or MS tried it.