IBM is acquiring RedHat

[DL Neil]

Rumors swirling at the weekend appear to be true. IBM appear to be
bolstering their hybrid/multi-cloud strategy. Although others see the
software and development angles:

IBM to Buy Red Hat, the Top Linux Distributor, for $34 Billion
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/business/ibm-red-hat-cloud-computing.html
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IBM to Acquire Red Hat for About $33 Billion
Tech giant’s aim is to boost a cloud-computing business central to CEO
Rometty’s effort to revive the company
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ibm-in-advanced-talks-to-buy-red-hat-1540751279
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IBM to Buy Linux Distributor Red Hat for About $33.4 Billion
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-28/ibm-to-buy-red-hat-for-190-shr-in-cash
(stockmarket coverage)

The largest software acquisition ever: IBM to buy Red Hat for $34B
https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/28/biggest-software-acquisition/
- TechCrunch concentrate on comparative values - who said you can't make
money from OpenSource?

IBM to buy Red Hat in deal valuing the open-source software company at $34bn
https://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/3065234/ibm-to-buy-red-hat-in-deal-valuing-the-open-source-software-company-at-usd34bn
- a rather negative view about what IBM might do to, and how they might
price future cloud and OpSys products

How the cloud wars forced IBM to buy Red Hat for $34 billion
https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-the-cloud-wars-forced-ibm-to-buy-red-hat-for-34-billion/
- Ziff-Davis are a little more positive but almost portray the purchase
as a necessary survival move for IBM

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