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Targeting NetApp: Page 3 of 4

Who would acquire NetApp? Well, if you look again at our poll, 47 percent of 103 readers think Cisco will be the next big firm to make a dramatic acquisition; 22 percent pick IBM; and 11 percent are banking on HP.

Then again, 7 percent of readers opine that NetApp itself will make a stunning acquisition – perhaps of Sun or HDS?

Got an opinion on it all? Write to us at [email protected]. We'll tally the comments in an upcoming story.

— Mary Jander, Site Editor, Byte and Switch

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