IBM is courting Sun Microsystems, but analysts believe that it is not an isolated buy out that IBM has in mind. Acquiring Sun Microsystems is probably just the first step on the way to again dominating the corporate computer world.
IBM is probably not just looking to expand their current market share with purchases of companies like Sun Microsystems. They probably have their eye on diversifying into new markets and taking out some of the smaller players in those markets by buying the bigger ones.
If IBM succeeds in those plans they may find themselves dominating like they did in the good old days when mainframe computers were the centerpiece of every corporate IT department and IBM was the king of the mainframes.
The world of IT has changed, but things are actually circling back from distributed computing to visualization where all the computing power is back in the data center and people essentially get dumb terminals again that just get a desktop served from the big iron.
I''m sure Sun Microsystems will play a big role in IBMs plans but they will not be alone. They will have plenty of brother and sister companies to help daddy IBM again conqor the data center.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Sun Microsystems Stocks Soar
Who says the stock market is not predictable. When two companies that were made for each other start talking about a merger you know that stocks are going to be on the rise. It was no different when rumors surfaced that IBM might be talking merger with Sun Microsystems.
Of course, we all know that what goes up must come down and there will probably be some stock speculators who get burned in this rapid stock rise. If the rumors are not true or the merger does not go through those stock prices will come back down.
Even if the merger rumors are true and the merger between IBM and Sun Microsystems does happen the stock will work its way back down and unless the stock speculators time things properly they will find themselves out quite a bit of money.
The stock market is always a risky game when you are not diversified and chasing after merger news can really get you burned. However, those that do time the market right can make a lot of money. If you have the cash to spare -- why not.
Stay tuned for more articles on Sun Microsystems and perhaps even IBM.
Of course, we all know that what goes up must come down and there will probably be some stock speculators who get burned in this rapid stock rise. If the rumors are not true or the merger does not go through those stock prices will come back down.
Even if the merger rumors are true and the merger between IBM and Sun Microsystems does happen the stock will work its way back down and unless the stock speculators time things properly they will find themselves out quite a bit of money.
The stock market is always a risky game when you are not diversified and chasing after merger news can really get you burned. However, those that do time the market right can make a lot of money. If you have the cash to spare -- why not.
Stay tuned for more articles on Sun Microsystems and perhaps even IBM.
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