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The 10 biggest tech mergers in history almost all had terrible endings

Matt WeinbergerOct 14, 2015, 02:58 IST

EMC CEO Joe Tucci (left) shakes hands with Dell CEO and founder Michael Dell (right)Dell

The world is still reeling from the news that Dell is planning to acquire EMC for $67 billion - the biggest pure-technology merger of all time, and one of the biggest tech deals ever.

But before Dell executives break out the champagne, it might be time to take a walk down memory lane, and remember the ghosts of mergers past.

Spoiler alert: Of the ten biggest tech mergers of all time, only a few have happy endings.

The rest resulted in depressed share prices, corporate confusion, and layoffs.