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Data Domain, EMC’s deal that nearly got away: Eric Auchard
 -- Eric Auchard is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own --
By Eric Auchard
LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - The quickest way to attract a marriage proposal is to draw the attentions of a rival suitor.
When Data Domain <DDUP.O> agreed terms with fellow data storage company Network Appliance <NTAP.O> it concentrated minds at EMC <EMC.N>.
The upshot is that EMC is now paying an eye-watering six times sales for Data Domain, one-third more than NetApp first proposed to pay.
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