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Available To The Right Buyer: Sun Microsystems

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the send-picture-of-boat dept.

antediluvian writes "The Seattle Times reports Sun Microsystems shares surged forward on speculation the computer maker may be bought by a rival company. Prospective buyers could include Dell, IBM or Hewlett-Packard. Computer sales of rival companies have been outpacing sales of Sun's machines. Over the past three years Sun's stock has declined 92 percent."

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  1. Apple... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...should offer to buy them. At a ridiculously low price. Turnabout, being fair play, and all. :-)

  2. Power To The People! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, me and my buddies poured out our loose pocket change, and dug around for some coins under the cushions on the couch.... and I think we've scraped up enough to buy Sun ourselves! The first thing I'll do is bring back the "Mr. Coffee" JavaStation, and then fire Scott McNealy. Second step is to get Ed Zander back. Then, PROFIT!!!!!

  3. How about us? by PaddyM · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why doesn't the open source community take over Sun? Now that would be the day.

  4. Apple by porkface · · Score: 4, Funny

    Too bad Apple just spent their allowance.

  5. Hrmm by acehole · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can I bid for it on Ebay?

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  6. Nooooooo! by wowbagger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't you see, it's all happening again!

    A computer tech company, becoming irrelevant, trying to get bought out!

    Can't you see what will happen next?

    THEY WILL SUE IBM SAYING PARTS OF SOLARIS ARE IN LINUX!

    (/me removes tongue from cheek now).

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