Xbit's spreading a nasty rumor (aren't they all nasty?) that Sun's thinking of buying Rambus. They postulate on just what Sun would gain, & also venture that it might just be cheaper for Sun to license stuff from Rambus instead.

"For example, Sony PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 game consoles use DRAM memory types created by Rambus, while Cell processors developed by IBM, Sony and Toshiba relies on FlexIO processor system bus created by Rambus."