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Software
Why Did Apple Drop ZFS From Snow Leopard?
12:20PM Rosa Golijan | In 2008, Apple announced that we would see ZFS as part of Snow Leopard Server, but a year later our copies are shipping with ZFS nowhere to be found. What went wrong? And will we ever get ZFS? More »
Hardware
Game Over For Sun’s “Game Changing” 16-Core Rock CPU
6:55AM Sean Fallon | In the wake of their buyout by Oracle, Sun Microsystems has canned their 16-core Rock chip project—once touted by the company as a “game changer,” and their answer to IBM’s latest Power CPUs—after five years of development. This represents the second major chip offering from Sun to be shelved in recent years. [NYT]
Business
Why Oracle Bought Sun Microsystems for $US7.4 Billion
5:59AM Matt Buchanan | Why did Oracle pay $7.4 billion for Sun Microsystems after the IBM pulled out before pulling the trigger? Two things says Oracle CEO Larry Ellison: Java and the Solaris operating system. [Computerworld] More »
Business
IBM Withdraws $US7 Billion Bid For Sun Microsystems
11:50AM Jack Loftus | The $US7 billion deal between IBM and Sun Microsystems has all but failed, say sources at the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Sources say Sun balked at IBM’s latest offer and IBM eventually withdrew sometime today. More »
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