IBM about to buy Sun?

[MattKingUSA]

Talks collapse.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7985274.stm

[eddie]

Oh well, that would have been interesting if the deal had gone through.....

[Patrick]

Sun's future is not bright. Their business has been eroding steadily the last few years.

[eddie]

Their business has been eroding, but then the management personnel are no wizards. I think if they had leaders with vision, they could have wiped the market clean of competitors. They definately wasted an opportunity with mysql among other things. It is a shame they use the Emballmer business mentaility. I think anyone with at least half a brain could have done better. You know what would freeze over before any of us were allowed to manage MS or Sun though.

[Patrick]

And Sun's stocks plummet on the news of the buyout failure:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-102127 ... icksArea.0

[MattKingUSA]

Their business has been eroding, but then the management personnel are no wizards. I think if they had leaders with vision, they could have wiped the market clean of competitors. They definately wasted an opportunity with mysql among other things. It is a shame they use the Emballmer business mentaility. I think anyone with at least half a brain could have done better. You know what would freeze over before any of us were allowed to manage MS or Sun though.

Water?

[eddie]

As for the stock falling, that is typical for a failed merger. Though it sure has been cold for this time of year even in southeast Texas. I froze last night.

[Patrick]

It's not over:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-102208 ... icksArea.0

Maybe the Schwartz is more powerful than McNeely?