CNET News Daily Podcast: IBM + Sun--thumbs up or down?
What would an IBM purchase of Sun mean for companies, and consumers? We take a look.
Leslie Katz Former Culture Editor
Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.
Credentials
- Third place film critic, 2021 LA Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards
IBM is reportedly in talks to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion in cash as early as this week. CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland and ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan join the podcast to offer a closer look at what that deal could mean.
That, and other headlines of the day, on Wednesday's CNET News Daily Podcast.
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