Will This $5 Billion Bet Pay Off for This Tech Giant?

The following video is part of this week's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with Joe Magyer and Jim Gillies, discuss the latest business news. Cisco Systems announced a deal to buy NDS, a U.K.-based video-services company, for $5 billion. With Intel reportedly talking to entertainment companies about building an Internet-based television service, the guys analyze what this latest acquisition could mean for Cisco Systems and why the tech hardware landscape is so competitive.

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