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Sun Micro loss surges as margins shrink

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Computer maker Sun Microsystems reported a surge in its quarterly loss as sales fell because of declining technology spending and uncertainty over the struggling company's future.
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Oracle embarks on Sun courtship, troops cheer

After one false start, weeks of speculation and roller-coaster swings in its share price, the company once synonymous with the rise of the Internet has finally landed an attractive-looking buyer.
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Oracle to buy Sun Micro

Oracle Corp said on Monday it will buy Sun Microsystems Inc for $9.50 a share, valuing the high-end computer server maker at more than $7 billion.
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IBM not interested in Sun at any price: report

IBM is no longer interested in buying smaller rival Sun Microsystems Inc at any price, CNBC reported on Thursday, although many investors appear to believe a deal was still possible.
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Sun ready to resume IBM takeover talks: report

Sun Microsystems Inc would be willing to resume takeover talks with International Business Machines Corp if IBM made a stronger commitment to closing a deal, Bloomberg said, citing two people familiar with the matter.
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Sun shares drop on failed IBM talks

Shares of Sun Microsystems Inc tumbled 23 percent after it rejected a $7 billion buyout bid from IBM, leaving the smaller server and software maker vulnerable to lawsuits from shareholders nervous about its viability as a stand-alone company.
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Sun tumbles as IBM talks fail, outlook uncertain

Shares of Sun Microsystems Inc tumbled 22.5 percent after it rejected a $7 billion buyout bid from IBM, leaving the smaller server and software maker vulnerable to lawsuits from shareholders nervous about its viability as a stand-alone
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Sun tumbles as IBM talks fail

Shares of Sun Microsystems Inc tumbled 22.5 percent after it rejected a $7 billion buyout bid from IBM, leaving the smaller server and software maker vulnerable to lawsuits from shareholders nervous about its viability as a stand-alone
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Sun shares plummet after IBM talks collapse

Shares of Sun Microsystems Inc tumbled 23 percent on Monday after the company rejected rival computer and software maker International Business Machines Corp's $7 billion offer.
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IBM, Sun Micro break off talks: source

IBM and Sun Microsystems Inc broke off acquisition talks after Sun indicated it was unhappy with IBM's offer of $9.40 or below per share, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday.
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IBM, Sun talks near collapse: report

Talks between IBM Corp and computer and software company Sun Microsystems Inc are on the brink of collapse, The Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Sunday.
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IBM cuts Sun Micro offer to $9.50 a share: source

International Business Machines has lowered its offer price for Sun Microsystems to $9.50 a share from $9.55 a share, although they are still in talks and the deal is not final, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday.
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IBM'S buyout of Sun is just good sense: analysts

For IBM, buying Sun Microsystems Inc makes a lot of good business sense: It removes a competitor, strengthens IBM against rival Hewlett-Packard and picks up on the cheap the intellectual property of one of Silicon Valley's most respected companies.

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