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The End Is Near for Sun; IBM's Its Best Option

Things IBM would get:
[1] Multi-threading technology. The expertise is there, in Austin, to add multithreading to the Power cores.
[2] Solaris. Controlling Solaris leaves HP hanging, effectively clearing the playing field in the high-end space.
[3] Java. Much maligned though it is, IBM already uses Java as a bridge from old systems to new systems. It makes IBM money.
[4] X64 systems, which the real world calls x86 systems. Sun's current systems are top-of-the-line, and IBM would be able to move them easily.