Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1797
From: Digest <deadmail>
To: "OS/2GenAu Digest"<deadmail>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:37 AET-10EDT,10,1,0,7200,4,1,0,7200,3600

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Thursday 19 March 2009
 Number  1797
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Subjects for today
 
1   IBM to buy SUN Microsystems ? : Ed Durrant <edurrant at durrant dot mine dot nu>
2  Re:  IBM to buy SUN Microsystems ? : Ian Manners" <deadmail>
3  Re:  IBM to buy SUN Microsystems ? : John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>

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Date:  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:13:55 +1100
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at durrant dot mine dot nu>
Subject:   IBM to buy SUN Microsystems ?

Just found this report ....

http://au.news.yahoo dot com/a/-/technology/5409450/ibm-talks-buy-sun-microsystems-report/

Cheers/2

Ed.
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Date:  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:39:35 +1100 (EDT)
From:  "Ian Manners" <deadmail>
Subject:  Re:  IBM to buy SUN Microsystems ?

Hi Ed,

>Just found this report ....
>http://au.news.yahoo dot com/a/-/technology/5409450/ibm-talks-buy-sun-microsystems-report/

Someone has to do it so it might as well be IBM.

And I forgot to say thanks for the DVD :-)

Cheers
Ian Manners
http://www.os2site dot com/

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Date:  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:55:54 +1100 (AEDT)
From:  "John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  IBM to buy SUN Microsystems ?

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:39:35 +1100 (EDT), Ian Manners wrote:

>Hi Ed,
>
>>Just found this report ....
>>http://au.news.yahoo dot com/a/-/technology/5409450/ibm-talks-buy-sun-microsystems-report/
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>Someone has to do it so it might as well be IBM.
>

Rumours abound - including possible anti-trust problems also.

Probably keeps their lawyers busy while they are waiting for the SCO v IBM
case to resume... see www.groklaw dot net

Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or 
talldad at kepl dot com dot au
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