Exciting!
linuser | 03/18/09
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I don't get it.
Manny_Wacker | 03/18/09
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Your Sparc point may have some validity....
vulpine@... | 03/18/09
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ZFS is OS
morgande | 03/18/09
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But SPARC does have better multithreading than Power.
914four | 03/18/09
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ZFS / Apple
catmedia | 03/19/09
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Problem is that Microsoft doesn't hold dominance
alaniane@... | 03/18/09
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IBM knows from monopoly ...
Manny_Wacker | 03/18/09
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Re: monopoly
catmedia | 03/19/09
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cherry-picking
catmedia | 03/19/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
green alien | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
phynix | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
am0s | 03/18/09
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mySQL is Open SOurce, not free
914four | 03/18/09
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mySQL
catmedia | 03/19/09
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Not fun
Roger Ramjet | 03/18/09
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Yes I agree.....
Christian_<>< | 03/18/09
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The Fall of OSS as A Business
mikefarinha | 03/18/09
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I wouldn't call Sun the biggest purveyor of OSS..
storm14k | 03/18/09
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Sun IS the biggest OSS supplier in terms of revenue
914four | 03/18/09
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Ouch .....
Linux_4u! | 03/18/09
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I like it
Roger Ramjet | 03/18/09
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RE: I like it
am0s | 03/18/09
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What is your opinion or Nexenta?
B.O.F.H. | 03/18/09
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That's what OpenSolaris is though...
Markx.Allen@... | 03/18/09
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I think this could be their goal....
storm14k | 03/18/09
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IBM already licenses Solaris
914four | 03/18/09
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Well if they buy out Sun...
storm14k | 03/18/09
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Seems like an expensive solution...
914four | 03/18/09
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Makes Sense to Me
wallyton | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
DannyO_0x98 | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
jrp@... | 03/18/09
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Wait 8-12 months and pick them up for 1 Billion
Johnny Vegas | 03/18/09
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There's a good argument for this
Larry Dignan | 03/18/09
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I thinhk
wjarvis@... | 03/18/09
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NOT superior
green alien | 03/18/09
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SPARC has lots of potential
Manny_Wacker | 03/18/09
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IBM is not that buttoned down
DougOfCBS | 03/18/09
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IBM should be focusing on a different aquisition to win market share
BillMc | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
dca@... | 03/18/09
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EX-DEC now Sun...
closebydaytona@... | 03/18/09
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I agree. SUN is a STAR in tech today. Like DEC was
nuno@... | 03/18/09
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So True
obriens_tavern@... | 03/19/09
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How about an Oracle / Sun deal?
Licinio | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
ravi@... | 03/18/09
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Losing a competitive lever vs. IBM
Markx.Allen@... | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
Opinion09 | 03/18/09
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Say No.. to IBM purchase of SUN...
thetruth_z | 03/18/09
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Oh c'mon!
lostark98 | 03/18/09
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If IBM can put Linux and OpenOffice on the desktop,
softwareFlunky | 03/18/09
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Not reallty
rparker009 | 03/18/09
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Or maybe they'll buy them back...
storm14k | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
KnowerOfThings | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
i1abnrk | 03/18/09
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uh?
Eleutherios | 03/19/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
chetan6 | 03/18/09
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I REALLY hope this will NOT happen!!!
MrViklund | 03/18/09
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SunIBM
rcbarr83@... | 03/18/09
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Not a good business reason to not do it...
lostark98 | 03/18/09
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They have a history though
catmedia | 03/19/09
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no sir...
pgit | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
r_rosen | 03/18/09
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Value in Sun's patent portfolio?
WiredGuy | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
MSFTWorshipper | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
mwagner@... | 03/18/09
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But $8B is a lot of moola not well spent
Manny_Wacker | 03/18/09
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Sun's OSS assets
Eleutherios | 03/19/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
tymiles | 03/18/09
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IBM, MS, HP hold too much dominance
Professor8 | 03/18/09
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There is nothing but difference between these companies...
Spiritusindomit@... | 03/18/09
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Lots of opinion...
lostark98 | 03/18/09
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Re: IBM takeover of Sun
Daschmi | 03/19/09
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If you wouldn't buy a pile of ****...
jackbond | 03/18/09
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It will screw Oracle!
no nonsense | 03/18/09
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And why?
Eleutherios | 03/19/09
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Firefly fans know Blue Sun is evil
JGehrken | 03/18/09
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Apple should buy Sun
z3r0_f4ct0r | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
scotth_z | 03/18/09
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RE: IBM is all about open source, what a joke!
rwgreene | 03/19/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
KnowerOfThings | 03/19/09
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Not about tech monopoly, but market monopoly
Manny_Wacker | 03/19/09
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What will happen to Virtual Box?!
obriens_tavern@... | 03/19/09
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Dinosaurs at play..
tgilbert@... | 03/23/09
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This hurts Microsoft Azure big time...
nerdville | 03/25/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
etete | 06/30/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
frew4 | 09/28/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
kagyhelen | 10/26/09
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RE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
cjeschke | 11/13/09
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