Meantime, as we have been reporting, IBM Corp has been considering buying into or acquiring Apple Computer Inc ever since the end of 1990, and but according to Reuters, it finally came quite close last summer.The newswire quotes an IBM executive who declined to be identified saying that after high-level talks, the company decided against the acquisition. He says the strategic talks between top officials at both companies and an intermediary firm broke down after IBM decided Apple did not have enough to offer. We were in talks last summer, the official told Reuters – But we decided we already have a number two operating system so why buy another number two system, he asked.
