>>> It still doesn't make any sense to me though. Sun is multiple times
>>> larger than Oracle - so how was Oracle able to buy them?
>> Because Sun isn't as big as it used to be, and Oracle is bigger.
> 
> Also, look at the market caps for the two companies:
> 
> Oracle, based on stock price today, is $91.79 Billion.
> 
> Sun, based on stock price today, is $6.72 Billion.
> 
> IOW, Oracle's market cap is just over 13.5 times Sun's = another measure 
> that Oracle is much bigger than Sun.

Is this before or after the buyout was announced? ;-)

Besides, I was under the impression that a stock price is simply an 
arbitrary figure plucked out of thin air and having no particular 
relation to reality...

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