made me money

Microsoft? No thanks. Why not own the better operating system of Apple or the secular growth of Salesforce.com (CRM), which will explode if spending comes back, or Oracle (ORCL), which will integrate Sun (JAVA) well?

We've seen it going on since the market bottom, the endless driving of tech higher and higher. We get the wireless bottom, thanks Nokia (NOK); the personal computer bottom, thanks Intel (INTC); the gadget bottom, thanks Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM); the TV bottom, thanks Corning (GLW) and Best Buy (BBY); the software bottom, thanks to Oracle (ORCL) buying Sun Microsystems (JAVA) for its software and IBM (IBM) celebrating its software on its quarter; and the dot-com bottom represented by great earnings from Google (GOOG) and decent numbers from rejuvenated management teams at Yahoo! (YHOO) and eBay (EBAY).

"It is tech that most intrigues me. I don't like it when companies that preannounce good have to give you an actual report, because unless it is better than good, you typically get a free short. That is how IBM (IBM) feels to me and I suspect it will be down tomorrow for not having enough juice. I am sure someone will downgrade it thinking, 'A-ha -- this is why it needed Sun Micro (JAVA)!'" ("Deciphering the Washout," April 20, 2009)

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takeover

this was my speculative choice

Southeastern Asset Management converted its passive 13G filing to a 13D filing, and has disclosed that it has talked with Sun Micro's management, and will have additional conversations with management and/or third parties regarding opportunities to maximize the company's value for all shareholders.

A loser for me

no movement

It never moves

own some

LOSER

Don't know when to take a deal

messed up deal with IBM

seems stagnant

let investors down since 1999.

Sun does not seem to be gaining market share.