nytimes.com— I.B.M. appears on the verge of acquiring Sun Microsystems, a longtime rival in the computer server and software markets, for nearly $7 billion.
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I heard a story on the Motley Fool a few years ago, about a small software company that made some component that Rational used. IBM was going to buy Rational, and, being key to their software, Rational bought this small company. The interview was with one of the regular programmers, who was partially paid in company stock. His shares were converted to Rational, which were then converted to IBM, and within a month he was a millionaire.
IBM loves Java and MySQL. After all, they are the original creators of Eclipse, and the last IBM server I worked on came with some distro of Linux and MySQL preinstalled.
This is how the companies that are TOO BIG are build. I think its a stupid idea. Usually when a big company buys another big company its to eat the competition.
Closed AccountApr 3, 2009
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mmijatovApr 3, 2009
April fools?
jbmcbApr 3, 2009
I heard a story on the Motley Fool a few years ago, about a small software company that made some component that Rational used. IBM was going to buy Rational, and, being key to their software, Rational bought this small company. The interview was with one of the regular programmers, who was partially paid in company stock. His shares were converted to Rational, which were then converted to IBM, and within a month he was a millionaire.
pickypgApr 3, 2009
IBM loves Java and MySQL. After all, they are the original creators of Eclipse, and the last IBM server I worked on came with some distro of Linux and MySQL preinstalled.
jocknerdApr 3, 2009
Sun never could figure out how to make money on Java. IBM did.
e1ioanApr 3, 2009
This is how the companies that are TOO BIG are build. I think its a stupid idea. Usually when a big company buys another big company its to eat the competition.
fuzzynyankoApr 3, 2009
I have mixed feelings about IBM. They are a reliable company, but they are also messy
jaggedsphereApr 3, 2009
7B huh? I wonder what the largest corporate purchase is...
mbradburyApr 4, 2009
no