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Dell seems a better fit.

If any company could make money on Sun's current products, Sun itself is the most likely to do so. That Sun cannot produce profits means that the buyer(s) would not be interested in continuing what Sun is now doing.

Sun's most important assets are thus the talented people who have not been laid off and the IP which has not been given away.

Dell is changing its traditional approach, most apparently in its use of retail sales locations. Another plausible change is adding a greater ability to design its own products, something which Sun staff could likely do well.

Dell also has comparatively little investment in software, so donations to "the community", mainly IBM but other beneficiaries of Sun's largess as well, would not be disruptive.

Add to that the cross-ownership and recent cordiality with Michael Dell and it seems Dell should be considered the front runner.

Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 12/03/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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