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The downfall of Sun Microsystems

Jon Brodkin By Jon Brodkin
There are many reasons Sun wasn't able to survive as an independent company. Chief among these are Sun's hardware strategy and failure to execute after acquisitions. Read full story

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04/24/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Some IT skills see pay hikes during downturn
  2. Researchers show how to take control of Windows 7
  3. The evolution of Ethernet
  4. Intel CPU cache poisoning: dangerously easy on Linux
  5. The downfall of Sun
  6. Einstein systems to inspect U.S. government's Internet traffic
  7. Microsoft posts historic revenue stumble in quarterly earnings
  8. Apple dismisses netbook trend
  9. Cloud computing a 'security nightmare,' says Cisco CEO
  10. Top 10 technology skills
  11. VMware launchers vSphere


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