Users Lose Middleware Choice in Oracle Acquisition of BEA - More on the acquisition, but found this quote interesting particularly the 'coldness' comment: "...it will probably kill BEA license sales until the deal is signed ... the two companies will probably make every effort to prevent it from happening (but I’m not sure of that given the coldness of the joint conference call)"
End Game: Why Apple Will Buy Adobe - Interesting idea, but there are rumors of Apple buying or merging with many companies from time to time (as Cringe mentions)