What if IBM buys Sun?

April 10, 2009 by Ventejuy
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Lots of movement behind the issue of the possible sale of SUN. After a start that almost took for granted the acquisition by IBM, SUN backed down by the low supply of Big Blue. But there are few companies that are interested in a purchase of this magnitude, so IBM resumes as a serious candidate.
As far as we respect, it is clear that this would create a problem because both companies have systems operating in direct competition, especially AIX (IBM) and Solaris (SUN). Not to mention that IBM is actively working with Linux. How fit Solaris?

In addition IBM has actively z / OS and IBM i. Is she willing to maintain a more?

What will happen to SPARC and PowerPC?

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8 Comments on What if IBM buys Sun?

  1. Alex on Fri, 10th Apr 2009 9:56

    2. IBM has an office suite which has released Lotus Symphony, so either OpenOffice or Lotus Symphony disappear.

    IBM maintains DB2, MySQL and perhaps disappears or ceases to be the responsibility of DB2 in the business sector.

  2. Alex on Fri, 10th Apr 2009 9:56

    3. IBM has an office suite which has released Lotus Symphony, so either OpenOffice or Lotus Symphony disappear.

    IBM Informix and DB2 maintains, so maybe MySQL disappears or ceases to be a matter of such databases in the business sector.

  3. iago on Fri, 10th Apr 2009 13:45

    4. MySQL does not compete with DB2, MySQL is a DBMS for small things not suitable for demanding environments, DB2 is the opposite. As for office suites ...

    Regarding office suite no idea, but in respect of OSes and hardware I have it clear, IBM is not going to sink these products unless you want to sink Sun!

  4. Cat on Fri, 10th Apr 2009 20:09

    5. the only thing clear is that if IBM buys SUN lose much of the diversity.
    if ibm happy because I bought MIcrosoft :) because the business system that does not please me at all, but Sun has my sympathy.

    another thing: I read online that telephone charges 6 euros (can not remember the amount) for this service from openoffice annoying if a company (SUN) passes scavenger distress while another company (telecom) charge for something that has not invested anything at all ... anyway sorry

  5. papafrita on Fri, 10th Apr 2009 23:06

    6. there is a cat on the roof

  6. iago on Fri, 11th Apr 2009 0:01

    7. cat, is the business model of free software, there is nothing to be angry. Anyway I know the version that is commercially supported Sun StarOffice, not OpenOffice (the latter is in charge of the community).

  7. Macbeth on Sat, 11th Apr 2009 6:42

    8. Java runtime, Java VM and Virtualbox on eComStation, if AIX overlaps in OpenSolaris just Linux or Solaris virtualized Linux, z / OS and IBM i command the mainframes. UltraSparc, Niagara and Rock emulated inserts and Power 7. It seems unlikely that IBM will stick with Sun servers and only 6 billion, but IBM has one after the other projects as well as pharaonic Babylonians. I wonder who funded overall IBM.

  8. xender on Sun, 12th Apr 2009 12:59

    9. For issues not think Java existena many problems, as both companies support Java. Nor do I have problems with mysql and db2 are different market segments.

    I see more problems with the operating system, for even manteniado z / OS, IBM i and AIX, IBM maintains a strong investment in Linux. Only me that AIX and Solaris are consolidated in some way "IBM unix system."

    My biggest dilemma is SPARC. If I were IBM, I would not know quite what to do with SPARC, PowerPC direct competition.

    PS: I have understood that phone will support the Novell version of OpenOffice. Do not know if SUN eventually takes something after all.

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