They could have had Sun for $7.4 billion with Goesling (already there) and MySQL as part of the deal along with all the other departed talent. Personally, I do

They could have had Sun for $7.4 billion with Goesling (already there) and MySQL as part of the deal along with all the other departed talent. Personally, I don't know why they didn't go after Palm (much cheaper than these barely alive startups they've been acquiring) either just for the patents alone.