[rescue] This Just In: HP to buy Compaq

[Ken Hansen]

IMHO, neither HP-UX nor True64 will be cut, as neither does, or easily can,
support the other architecture.

Compaq already started signalling the end of the Alpha chip, IIRC.

The article said that the combined HP/Compaq(DEC) would be within 10% of IBM
revenue. Dell will be a distant third, at a little more than half the size
of either company.

Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chad Fernandez" <fernande at internet1.net>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: [rescue] This Just In: HP to buy Compaq


> I wonder which version of Unix will get scrapped, HPUX or True64?
>
> The article said that the combined company would almost be as big as
> IBM.  Anybody know how close either company is by itself?  I always
> thought Compaq was second, next to IBM.  I have heard that Acer is
> third, but that is probably only PCs.
>
> Chad Fernandez
> Michigan, USA
>
> Bill Bradford wrote:
> >
> > All I have to say is "woah".
> >
> > According to this New York Times article ,
> > HP will be acquiring Compaq in a stock deal worth approximately $25
billion.
> >
> > http://archive.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/business/04DEAL.html
> >
> > bill
> >
> > (hrm, I bet we're having a meeting at work about this tomorrow, as we're
> >  a Sun/Compaq shop, with only two HPUX boxes right now...)
> >
> > --
> > Bill Bradford
> > mrbill at mrbill.net
> > Austin, TX
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