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Sun sells soul for 10 cents more

Sun sells soul for 10 cents moreThis is a best fit and should have happened long time ago...As explained by Dana Blankhorn in http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4014 (Why is Oracle picking up the Sun mess?), the following single reason is alone good enough to justify this acquisition"This is a defensive move. To quote...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Programming languages, Operating systems, UNIX, Middleware, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., Sun sells soul, IBM Corp., Sun Sells, Java

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

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News to know: Oracle-Sun, IBM, Apple ads, Windows 7

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Complete coverage of Oracle-Sun news: Larry Dignan: Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-21

Is Oracle serious about hardware?

Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems brings a sizeable hardware business to Larry Ellison's gang. The larger question is how serious is Oracle about Sun's hardware? On a conference call with analysts Techmeme, Oracle executives just happened to mention that Sun's manufacturing was outsourced. That mention was notable because...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-20

Sun sells soul for 10 cents more

Breaking news: Sun's management, unhappy with IBM's offer of $9.40 a share has unanimously accepted a deal with Oracle for the much higher price of... $9.50 a share. Besides the extra dime, what was different? Speculation has it that IBM balked at the millions of dollars of acquisition payouts to...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Programming Languages, Corporate Law, Java, Open Source, Databases, Investment, Finance, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-04-20

Fun with Sun in Forbes

Every once in a while you run into a comment that just begs for wider application. Take a look, for example, at this bit from Glyn Holton's "Best of 2007 Book Awards": One embarrassing trend that has gained steam this year is that of...

Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Forbes, SAP AG, Open Source, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-01-22

Addition by subtraction for Google and Sun

Addition by subtraction for Google and SunHow does Google make money from this?You're a Google shareholder. You bought late, so you know how much of your money can be lost if Google's price deflates. You're waiting to see how the company will increase its search ad business so...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Linux, Business structures, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, StarOffice 8, Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Projity, Microsoft Corp., StarOffice

Discussion threads 2005-10-04