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So who is more likely to be a thriving independent business in 5 years, Yahoo or Sun? And which group of share holders will be more pissed off that the deal did
by krschultz 18y ago
So who is more likely to be a thriving independent business in 5 years, Yahoo or Sun? And which group of share holders will be more pissed off that the deal didn't go through?
I'm going to bet Yahoo will still be around and Sun's shareholders will be more angry.
- zmimon 18y agoIMHO, putting aside all technological and specific market considerations - now just seems a terrible time for any company to sell itself, if it can afford to do otherwise. I honestly think even if Sun can just stay in limbo for another 5 years they are going to be able to sell themselves for far more when we are not in the throes of an economic meltdown than they can right now.
- slackenerny 18y agoSun was borderline struggling for as long as I can remember, and to date survived anyways. Once there were even tougher times for them and it was then when they developed Solaris 10 and the Niagara processor. Shareholders were pissed nevertheless and McNealy had to leave. On top of that I hear Sun has some $2bn just in a bank right now. Back then they had two times that, but were two times bigger too (ca. 20000 employees).
- Eliezer 18y agoOf course! Yahoo and Sun should merge, and become Snafoo!
- msie 18y agoNo! Apple and Sun. Then it could be S'napple!
- access_denied 18y agoThat would be Sun, Netscape and Apple.