Sun against Microsoft should be the acquisition of IBM cloud computing strategy

American CBS (CBS) web BNET's commercial media analysis article published today, said, Microsoft can make use of the breakdown of negotiations between IBM and Sun's acquisition of Sun machines with IBM to better in the "cloud computing" the field of competition.

Think even though a lot of reports, IBM and Sun for the breakdown of the talks between the Hewlett-Packard, Cisco, and other basic equipment manufacturers would be a major opportunity to take the opportunity that they can pocket the income will be Sun. However, such a software company Microsoft, it is the same against a rare opportunity for IBM.

Obviously, Sun's acquisition of the solicitation will be rejected by IBM shame. However, due to take what we need from both sides, so that they may have in hand again. On the one hand, Sun eager to find buyers in order to maintain operations. IBM and Sun would like to borrow to buy have been better to deal with Cisco to enter the server market.

In addition, IBM also in the "cloud computing" the area of confrontation with Microsoft. At present, the entire IT industry are towards the "cloud" infrastructure development, not only the Amazon and one of the active participation of Google, Sun, IBM and Microsoft is also an advocate of this trend. In this way, companies do not need to install the software at the data center on its own, and only needed to purchase services.

Prior to that the IBM acquisition, there may be a threat to Sun, Microsoft's "cloud computing" strategy. Today, IBM and Sun as the talks broke down, Microsoft can negotiate with the Sun, on the one hand, access to "cloud computing" platform for the necessary hardware, on the other hand, can also obtain the Java programming language, in addition, The most important is that Microsoft can also access to the development of OpenOffice suite.

Have OpenOffice, Microsoft can provide users with an open source version of Office, to develop proprietary software to those excluded from the government and educational institutions. As for the sales based on the "cloud" of the SharePoint collaboration suite can also be helpful, so that Microsoft can be a further blow to IBM's Lotus Notes. Sun and those quite innovative for Microsoft Engineer can bring new vitality.

Earlier this year, Microsoft CEO Steve - Ballmer (Steve Ballmer) has said that the company will use economic hardship to seek the transaction. Sun in the IBM acquisition were not disclosed prior to the news, Sun's share price is less than 5 U.S. dollars, so for Microsoft, this should be a good trade.

Ballmer and Microsoft can take a number of waves stirred up. Prior to that, he failed to acquire Yahoo and Facebook, and DoubleClick have been the first to buy Google. In addition, Microsoft's board of directors of the company's share price seems to be rather subdued and tired. Of course, Microsoft's acquisition of Sun will face regulatory barriers, but may be much smaller than the acquisition of Yahoo, and IBM to acquire than the risk faced by Sun is not worth mentioning.

However, Microsoft and Sun Products or the need to address some of the questions overlap. Both sides have a database, virtualization software, programming languages and other products. However, in most cases, these products can coexist. And the two sides after the merger, the user can also enjoy better service