Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 16th Jan 2008 14:34 UTC, submitted by BluenoseJake
MySQL AB and Sun have announced that MySQL has been bought by Sun. "Sun Microsystems today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world's fastest growing open source databases for approximately USD 1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun's position in enterprise IT to now include the USD 15 billion database market. Today's announcement reaffirms Sun's position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor." More here.
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RE[5]: Hope this helps...
by sbergman27 on Wed 16th Jan 2008 18:03
in reply to "RE[4]: Hope this helps..."
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Oracle released it's own copy of Red Hat.
Which went nowhere due to RedHat's excellent reputation for support and Oracle's exceedingly poor reputation on same.[1]
Larry is not a good choice to have as an enemy.
Larry makes a lot of mistakes through arrogance and overconfidence.
[1] http://tinyurl.com/2bkmxs
Edited 2008-01-16 18:13 UTC
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Swing looks nice these days, too. In fact, I'm now preferring Swing apps to SWT apps, in terms of look and feel and performance. Sun has made great strides in improving Swing appearance and performance over the last two Java SE releases.
But that's off topic.
I'm wondering how this acquisition is going to affect Sun's relationship with Oracle. Buying MySql puts Sun in direct competition with Oracle DB (at least at the lower end). And the Oracle/Solaris combo is a common and effective match.
Remember what happened after Red Hat acquired JBoss, putting Red Hat in direct competition with Oracle Fusion middleware (J2EE app server and tools)?
Oracle released it's own copy of Red Hat.
Larry is not a good choice to have as an enemy.