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Microsoft to Buy Rational and/or Borland?
oblivious writes "I got this in e-mail this evening: According to a Reuters report that crossed the wires late today, the speculation is that Microsoft will make bids to buy both Rational and Borland. Shares of both Rational and Borland are up on the news, and so far both IBM and Microsoft have no comment on this report." We recently ran a story about IBMs planned purchase of Rational. Chris didn't make clear in here - it's not that Microsoft might buy both, but that Borland might be a likely target, if a bid to buy Rational out from under IBM fails, which it is likely too. Rational and IBM have signed the substantive portion of the agreement already, so any sort of counter bid would have some fun legal consequences for all involved.
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Rational and Borland to buy MS
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They said five were killed near the Karni crossing point into Israel after a warning about possible infiltration, while the sixth was trying to infiltrate an Israeli settlement.
The five, who were unarmed, had been trying to climb a border fence in an area banned to Palestinians when they were shot, the sources said.
Earlier, a Palestinian man was shot dead after trying to cut through a fence at the Gush Katif settlement, army sources said.
Another Palestinian accompanying him fled towards the town of Khan Younis.
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