Sun Microsystems - From riches to rags in 11 years

In 1999 Sun Microsystems was growing by leaps and bounds. A global titan in the new internet economy.
http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/22/business/sun-microsystems-earnings-grow-22.html

Today Suns says goodbye. Swallowed up by Oracle as another example of the colossal failures of corporate America.
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view.bg?articleid=1230818&srvc=business&position=recent