From jabs to chuckles
C|Net | at | by Mike
After years of jabbing at one another, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems set aside their punching gloves on Friday, agreeing to a 10-year deal that will see the two companies collaborating on a variety of topics and Microsoft forking over $1.6 billion to its longtime rival.
In an interview in San Francisco with CNET News.com, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Sun CEO Scott McNealy talked about the deal, what it means for competitors, whether Scott will stop making fun of Steve and who might really deserve credit for initiating the deal.