Leading hardware companies detail expensive plans to woo start-ups
Compaq, HP, Sun and IBM will spend heavily to partner with promising Internet firms.
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Feeling a new urgency to forge links with Internet firms before they hit the big time, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Sun and IBM all have unveiled costly plans recently to ally themselves with start-ups. Observers say the change marks a significant shift of power in the technology industry. "They really have turned into technology venture capitalists." - Giga Information Group analyst Brad Day |
| Hardware giants must compete for start-up partners news analysis Hardware manufacturers IBM, Compaq, Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard are setting aside colossal sums to attract start-ups and Internet companies.
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