A new dawn for Sun Microsystem or the end of Sun as we know it?新的曙光，为太阳微系统或年底，孙我们所知道的呢？

CEO Scott McNealy is considering taking Sun private with the help of公司首席执行官麦克利尼正考虑孙私人与帮助
Silver Lake Partners, says a hedge-fund manager close to McNealy and银湖伙伴，说，对冲基金经理人接近麦克尼利和
the private equity fund.私人股本基金。 Silver Lake has done LBOs for Seagate银湖已做lbos希捷
Technology (STX ) and SunGard Data Systems (SDS ).科技（ STX ）和SunGard数据系统公司（ SDS ）的。

This manager sees an LBO offer of $5 to $5.50 a share.这个经理看到一lbo提供的5元到$ 5.50分一杯羹。 Sun’s cash Sun的现金
stash of $7.5 billion, or $2.50 a share, makes an LBO doable, he stash的75亿美元，或2.50美元每股，使得一lbo可行的，他
says.说。 The idea is to shrink Sun by selling assets, bolster its core想法是收缩孙通过出售资产，增强其核心
hardware, software, and service businesses, and go public again.硬件，软件和服务企业，并前往公共再次。
Spokespersons for both Sun and Silver Lake declined comment.发言人Sun和银湖拒绝发表任何评论。

Source:资料来源： Business Week商业周刊

The market went down in response.市场下跌的回应。 Sun stock was at $4 pre-market and closed升阳股价在4元，市场前的和封闭
yesterday at $3.40.昨天在3.40美元。