[Info-vax] OT: IBM Offering $9-10 Per Share for Sun

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <gr75i0$8o4$02$1 at news.t-online.com>,
	Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
> David J Dachtera schrieb:
>> Neil Rieck wrote:
>> 
>>>IBM Reportedly Offering $9 to $10 Per Share for Sun
>>>
>>>http://www.dailytech.com/IBM+Reportedly+Offering+9+to+10+Per+Share+for+Sun/article14757.htm
>> 
>> 
>> Hhhmmm... Well, since HP just inked a deal to distribute and support
>> Solaris, I guess that would make rivals IBM and HP business partners.
>> 
>> D.J.D.
> 
> Maybe this thing ends with some surprise:
> 
> HP dumps HP-UX on itanic (and itanic altogether) and sells Solaris on x86
> IBM dumps AIX on Power and sells Solaris on Power (after having 
> incorporated some AIX goodies)

And just why would IBM want to do that?  Personally, I can't even imagine
IBM's interest in Solaris at all so I guess Sun must have something else
of value.  And, compared to Power, I can't see it being Sparc either.

bill
 

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