IBMs $34 billion Red Hat acquisition came after deal talks with Microsoft, Google and Amazon, sourc (Becky Peterson/Business Insider: Finance)

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IBMs $34 billion Red Hat acquisition came after deal talks with Microsoft, Google and Amazon, sourc – When IBM announced its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat on October 28, the tech word was struck by the huge price tag, as well as its potential to revive IBMs struggling cloud business. But it turns out, things could have gone a lot differently. Microsoft, Google and Amazon all …