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IBM to acquire Sun?
No prizes for guessing the big story this week as the Wall Street
Journal reported that IBM was in talks to buy Sun for
$6.5bn, according to “people familiar with the matter”. Raising
the game, the New York Times reported that the purchase price was nearer
$7bn citing “a person with knowledge of the negotiations”.
The media exploded with …
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