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internetnews.com: Sun Said To Table Linux Purchase

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 23, 2004

“Sun Microsystems has apparently backed away from its efforts to
acquire a Linux software distribution–for now.

“The Santa Clara, Calif., network computer maker had been
looking to augment its enterprise portfolio, sources told
internetnews.com this week.

“But internetnews.com has learned that preliminary discussions
between top Sun and MontaVista executives became terse, stalling
because MontaVista CEO Jim Ready may not be ready to sell…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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