SAS Portlets, Widgets, Themes and Tutorials for sale

HP have announced that they will buy EDS (which in sunny New Zealand is like the mouse eating the elephant)

I have posted before that I think SAS will eventually be brought (or merged) and that HP was a strong contender.

Well consuming EDS will take a lot of time and money, so will this create an opportunity for somebody else to make the move while HP is busy?