A HP-Sun combination makes a lot of sense... http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2005/02/a_hpsun_combina.php by Tom Foremski for SiliconValleyWatcher If Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems were to merge, it would make a lot more sense these days than a year ago. And the fit doesn’t look too bad…take a look: +HP would get Sun’s range of SPARC systems and an impressive future technology roadmap for SPARC microprocessors. IBM has been doing very well with its proprietary 64-bit Power microprocessor architecture.... en-us HP + Sun : The good combination? http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/index.php?p=1039 An HP-Sun Merger? http://www.newestindustry.org/index.php/2005/02/13/an_hp_sun_merger Read this commentary. Could be an interesting mix.