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Daily Edge
March 19, 2009

Sun + IBM: Economics Making the Impossible Possible
IBM is rumored to be about to buy Sun for around $7 billion. The fact that IBM can even try to do this showcases how far the firm has come and how much more agile it is now. Read more >

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