[geeks] IBM in talks to buy Sun

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> IBM screws too many good things up.
> 
> Sun is nowhere near perfect, and their stupidity boggles the mind at 
> times, but I would worry about IBM taking over.
> 
> We need more companies, not fewer large ones.

I think it boils down to a question.  Do you want a Sun that is stomped 
on by HP and Dell, or do you want an HP and Dell that are stomped on by IBM?

Neither solution is perfect, but I think I would prefer the latter. 
Primarily because the quality of the hardware being produced by the 
likes of HP and Dell seems to me to be built to a shorter price point 
than that from the likes of IBM and Sun.

Peace...  Sridhar