CNET News: Sun Mulls Buying Novell Aug 2, 2004, 13 :45 UTC (25 Talkback[s]) (7555 reads) (Other stories by Stephen Shankland)
"Sun Microsystems is toying with the idea of buying Linux seller Novell, saying that springing for the $2.64 billion company would hurt rival IBM.
"'With our balance sheet, we're considering all our options,' Sun Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Schwartz said in an interview Sunday regarding the possibility of acquiring Novell. 'What would owning the operating system on which IBM is dependent be worth? History would suggest we look to Microsoft for comparisons...'"
