RE: Oracle buying Sun?

I would think that the statement: IBM wouldn't buy Sun at any price. would be a giveaway that IBM either found something (or not) in their research of Sun that turned them off to the idea completely. Maybe in the hopes of someone else snapping up Sun, and getting stuck with the issue(s).
It could also be that IBM i marketing was in charge of the negotiations. :-)

Duane Christen


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Or...is Oracle interested because IBM wanted it first?



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On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Christen, Duane <Duane.Christen@xxxxxxxxxx

wrote:

I wonder, did IBM blow it or is Oracle left holding the proverbial bag?


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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:00 AM
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Subject: Re: Oracle buying Sun?

An article from Friday..

IBM Is Just Not That into a Deal with Sun http://tinyurl.com/cn73pn

More details on the Oracle deal..
Oracle Agrees to Acquire Sun Microsystems http://tinyurl.com/dglg4n


On 4/20/09 10:51 AM, "Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Did IBM drop the ball?

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Business software maker Oracle Corp. said
Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy server
builder Sun Microsystems in a deal worth $7.4 billion.

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