Star NYT: IBM-Sun Deal Is Off
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 6th Apr 2009 00:04 UTC, submitted by google_ninja
In the News We've been following the recent news about IBM potentially buying Sun, and the internet had more or less accepted that big blue was going to be the new owners of Sun Microsystems. However, the omnipresent "people close to the matter" have told the New York Times that IBM has withdrawn its offer, and that the deal is now off.
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RE[3]: Not a Good Sign
by aliquis on Mon 6th Apr 2009 15:04 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Not a Good Sign"
aliquis
Member since:
2005-07-23

Exactly what *does* Sun own?
A bunch of costumers buying their hardware and services?

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RE[4]: Not a Good Sign
by sbergman27 on Mon 6th Apr 2009 15:06 in reply to "RE[3]: Not a Good Sign"
sbergman27 Member since:
2005-07-24

A bunch of costumers buying their hardware and services?

Why would costumers need Sun's hardware and services?

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RE[5]: Not a Good Sign
by tylerdurden on Mon 6th Apr 2009 15:08 in reply to "RE[4]: Not a Good Sign"
tylerdurden Member since:
2009-03-17

Why would customers need the hardware and services of ANY vendor?

Ain't loaded questions fun?

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RE[5]: Not a Good Sign
by bryanv on Mon 6th Apr 2009 16:49 in reply to "RE[4]: Not a Good Sign"
bryanv Member since:
2005-08-26

Because they're firmly entrenched, or required to by government offices to which they sub-contract.

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