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NET RESULTS:Sun Microsystems were masters of the tech universe - until the arrival of technologies running on cheaper PCs

WHILE IT was meant as a jovial quip, there was still something just a bit sad in hearing Sun Microsystems co-founder and former chief executive Scott McNealy refer to his company as Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison's "toy".