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Is IBM on a Strategic Path to Control Java?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the chin-scrathing-speculation dept.

nightspd writes "David Berlind of Cnet has written a series of articles over at ZDNet about IBM's return to market dominance, including this one titled When Will IBM Buy Sun? It's a VERY interesting read and a very interesting predition, and poses a question. With the mega-merger of Compaq and Hewlett-Packard going forward, can we expect other possible mega-mergers down the line in the tech arena? Is a IBM buyout of Sun possible and/or viable?"

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  1. Who wants an IBM by 91degrees · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    IBM are a company that got completely screwed over by a jumped up startup, used to sing corporate songs, had a dress code that included garters, and paid their employees by th KLOC.

    I think we should hope they continue to die.

  2. Morality demands that Java be ignored anyway by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Java is not an open standard. I've never understood why so many people who claim to be committed to free software are so ga-ga over Java. Java is not Sun's gift to our community. It is Sun's strategy to make money. If you want to write portable code, use POSIX C or C++ with portable free toolkits like GTK+ for the GUI. Every time Java is used, a bit of the free software world dies. :(