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SUN DOWN: Still not fully recovered from the dot-com bust eight years ago, Sun Microsystems Inc. is being walloped by this economic downturn. In response the company plans to cut as many as 6,000 jobs—18 percent of its work force.
SOFTWARE HOPES: Sun is also splitting its software division into three new business groups, in an attempt to better focus on higher-growth segments of the corporate computing market.
WHAT’S NEXT: Sun says it is not planning any spinoff or sale, but analysts wonder whether it has time to return to profitability before a bigger player takes advantage of Sun’s cratered stock price.
