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Sun to Merge UltraSPARC with Fujitsu's SPARC64?

Posted by michael on from the dying-gasp dept.

Waldmeister writes "The Register has a story from a japanese source, that Sun and Fujitsu are planning to combine their Unix server businesses. Even if Sun doesn't comment on this, they acknowledge that Scott McNealy met Fujitsu's CEO this week. If this will happen, Fujitsu will get the bigger chunk of manufacturing and engineering. With the PrimePower systems outperforming Sun's SunFire systems for some time now, this sounds reasonable, too. And it gives Sun the chance to more resources to extend their Linux and x86 business." There's also a Reuters story.

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  1. New name... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    will they name the new company Sun-tsu?

  2. Re:Expanding their Linux business? by ultrabot · · Score: 2, Funny

    But I thought Sun didn't have a Linux strategy...

    Obviously they do have a Linux strategy, in the same sense as MSFT has a Linux strategy.

    Perhaps they can now focus on expanding their co-operation with SCO.

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  3. So... by MImeKillEr · · Score: 2, Funny

    .. any bets on how long it'll take Darl to start foaming at the mouth, claiming that Fujitsu now owes SCO some $ due to partnering with Sun?

    Anyone?

    I give it a week, two max from when it's officially announced.

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  4. Well, if it works... by TheLevelHeadedOne · · Score: 2, Funny

    and brings market share back up, it will really be the land of the rising Sun...

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  5. Re:Expanding their Linux business? by turgid · · Score: 2, Funny
    Perhaps they can now focus on expanding their co-operation with SCO.

    I have a tinfoil helmet too! Can I play?

    Obviously Sun is soon going to be selling 64-way itanium machines running 64-bit Windows, while SCO kills of any semblance of UNIX, BSD and Linux business out there to let Microsoft rule the world, once and for all.

    The plan is nearly complete.

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  6. Re:Grammar Nazi Time! by ahdeoz · · Score: 2, Funny

    You realize that your pasted definition of "affect" has "effect" used as a verb, no?

  7. Re:Expanding their Linux business? by BOFHelsinki · · Score: 1, Funny

    But I thought Sun didn't have a Linux strategy...

    Well, it's Thursday. They have Linux strategy on Tuesdays and Fridays.