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

[Michael Kraemer]

Bill Gunshannon schrieb:
> In article <grc9sc$saq$00$2 at news.t-online.com>,
> 	Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
> 
>>JF Mezei schrieb:
>>
>>>BTW: BBC now reports that talks between IBM and Sun may have broken down.
>>
>>which could be bad news for Sun technology because now
>>a certain Wintel company called HP or maybe even M$
>>could step in.
> 
> 
> Why?  Do you think HP is going to offer more per sahre than IBM did?

well, I sneaked into Sun/Solaris NGs and the people there were
not amused to be eaten by Sun's longtime favorite enemy
(the AIX community didn't even take note, BTW).
Then they were sort of happy the takeover might not happen.
Which is rather short-sighted, since it may turn out even
worse, s.a.

> Not likely.  The thing to do now is to watch the market.  If the stock
> goes up breaking down talks was a good idea.  If the stock goes down
> they will be back a tthe bargaining table pretty quick.

The stock tanked.