Closer ties between the two firms will benefit their users, but only rivals would gain from a merger
Some industry observers believe Oracle could be thinking of buying Sun. The speculation follows a recent bout of serious "cuddling up" between Oracle chief Larry Ellison and Sun's Scott McNealy...
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