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by drewk

12/12/02 12:44:06 PM

Was just about to post that

Shares in Rational Software Corp. (NasdaqNM:RATL - News) gained slightly on Wednesday on speculation that Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - News) would bid for the software company, less than a week after International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM - News) agreed to buy it for $2.1 billion in cash.

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Separately, rival Borland Software Corp.(NasdaqNM:BORL - News) gained 2.75 percent to $11.57 following a report on CNBC television that it could emerge as a potential acquisition target for Microsoft in the wake of IBM's offer to buy Rational.

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NOOOOOOO------- - (folkert) - (18) - Dec. 12, 2002, 12:41:56 PM EST

Was just about to post that - (drewk) - Dec. 12, 2002, 12:44:06 PM EST

Yeah, well... I don't think I'm the only fan they'd lose. -NT - (CRConrad) - (16) - Dec. 12, 2002, 02:23:36 PM EST

(And by "fan", I mean PAYING CUSTOMER!) -NT - (CRConrad) - (15) - Dec. 12, 2002, 02:24:16 PM EST

By "they", you mean Borland? - (jb4) - (7) - Dec. 12, 2002, 02:45:03 PM EST

IMO, buying Borland would be a formality. - (inthane-chan) - (6) - Dec. 12, 2002, 03:20:29 PM EST

Yup. Why would MS spend the money? - (Another Scott) - (5) - Dec. 12, 2002, 04:02:41 PM EST

Yeah, that looks about right. - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 12, 2002, 04:12:25 PM EST

There is only one reason I can think of. (Conrad, plz note). - (mmoffitt) - (3) - Dec. 12, 2002, 04:20:58 PM EST

That's the slogan they used at the intro of K1, two yrs ago. -NT - (CRConrad) - Dec. 12, 2002, 04:31:16 PM EST

So where can I get this Kylix? - (lincoln) - (1) - Dec. 13, 2002, 10:52:11 AM EST

So all my zealotry through the years totally passed you by?? - (CRConrad) - Dec. 13, 2002, 11:26:27 AM EST

Well, Conrad, Looks like I WON'T BE LEARNING KYLIX! -NT - (mmoffitt) - (6) - Dec. 12, 2002, 03:30:05 PM EST

Hey, it's FAAAR from a "done deal!", yet... So go ahead! -NT - (CRConrad) - (4) - Dec. 12, 2002, 03:35:29 PM EST

Yabut - (mmoffitt) - (3) - Dec. 12, 2002, 03:59:54 PM EST

So? Either FP/Lazarus is done by then, or... - (CRConrad) - (2) - Dec. 12, 2002, 04:28:36 PM EST

There's no zealot like an old zealot :-) -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Dec. 12, 2002, 05:14:25 PM EST

Zealot? Hey, I thought he was just an old Galilean beggar... -NT - (CRConrad) - Dec. 12, 2002, 05:47:32 PM EST

Maybe this is M$'s intent. - (Meerkat) - Dec. 12, 2002, 04:21:17 PM EST

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