Sun 4Q profit falls 73 pct, guidance hurts stock

August 1, 2008 By JORDAN ROBERTSON , AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc.'s profit plunged 73 percent in the most recent quarter as slumping sales to big U.S. companies and restructuring charges weighed on the server and software maker.

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