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SEC filing: Sun shareholders sue to block Oracle acquisition

SEC filing: Sun shareholders sue to block Oracle acquisitionI feel M$ hand hereI'm sure that these disgruntled share holders as well as the investigation using the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act are in fact M$ sleeper agents going into action.M$ has most to lose from this deal.RE: SEC filing: Sun...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial accounting, Operating systems, Investment, Oracle Corp., shareholder, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun shareholder, Oracle acquisition, SEC filing, Microsoft Corp., acquisition, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-05-08

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Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales

Over-reaction of marketThis Apple news will be diluted once Windows7 ships this week. Plus, with the new Zune HD and Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple's days are definitely numbered. Microsoft is poised to take control of all markets once and for all. I would sell AAPL if I were a shareholder...

Tags: Investment, Digital music, Digital media, Financial accounting, Personal finance, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone, sales, Apple stock price, Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., market capitalization, stock

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

What we may/may not hear @ Oracle Open World this week

Fusion is the Mirror and Unveiling of Oracle Customer ContemptOracle has punted on delivering integration as a product:IF you consider the definition of integration to be 'supplied as a buyable product and supported by the vendor.' Oracle's definition seems to be integration the same way that Facebook and YouTube are...

Tags: Oracle Corp., maintenance stream

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

What the EU delay means for Oracle, Sun and us

My Guess, as requested.Insofar as the EU seems to be tardy in the extreme when investigating monopoly considerations (e.g. why have they waited 10 years to tackle M$ about bundling Internet Explorer with Windows?) I would agree with you completely. Why didn't they start proceedings in a timely fashion to...

Tags: Strategy, Backblaze, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

BackBlaze reveals how to build petabyte storage arrays for a 10th of the cost

The secret"The secret to the BackBlaze formula is that it uses a custom case, off-the-shelf hardware parts, and open source software."And I thought the secret was that {DELL, SUN, AMAZON, ...} use proprietary cases, custom components and commercial software with engineering compromised by the corporate imperative to deliver shareholder rather...

Tags: storage, Backblaze, storage array

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Ballmer calls Obama taxes a moving issue

Ballmer calls Obama taxes a moving issueThe real problem...Is income taxes in general. Where did we get the idea that they are acceptable? The solution is to go to solely consumptive taxation -- thereby eliminating the entire income tax code -- and DO SEVERE CUTS TO SIZE OF...

Tags: Taxes, Personal finance, Operational accounting, payroll solutions, Outsourcing, Steve Ballmer, Obama tax, Microsoft Corp., income tax, income

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

SEC filing: Sun shareholders sue to block Oracle acquisition

Sun Microsystems' shareholders have filed three separate class action suits to block the $7.4 billion acquisition by Oracle, the company revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shareholders allege that "the consideration offered in the proposed transaction is unfair and inadequate." An excerpt...

Tags: Shareholder, Acquisition, Oracle Corp., SEC Filing, Sun Microsystems Inc., SEC, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-08

Sun CEO's full e-mail to staff; 'not the end of the road'

Not a day too late after the Oracle-Sun deal was announced, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's chief executive, wrote employees a reassuring internal email. Here's the full text: This is one of the toughest emails I’ve ever had to write. It’s also one of the...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Mergers & Acquisitions, E-mail, Corporate Law, Strategy, Corporate Governance, Leadership, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Investment, Finance, Online Communications, Business Operations, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-22

As Sun's world turns (worse): The latest

As Sun's world turns worse: The latestSun will be fineas long as M$ is keeping their long nose out of Sun's businesss.RE: As Sun's world turns worse: The latestAside from the language, I fully agree with your point, and so should every other SUN shareholder..or stakeholder. SUN execs have created...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Financial accounting, UNIX, Operating systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., shareholder

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

As Sun's world turns (worse): The latest

In the just keeping you updated department, the board of Sun Microsystems is scheduled to meet Wednesday over the IBM bid---err lack of one. Meanwhile, a large Sun shareholder dumped its stake.  Bloomberg reports Sun's board is meeting to discuss the collapse of the IBM offer. It's...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Report: Sun and IBM clashed over executive pay

Report: Sun and IBM clashed over executive payGreed is good... right?Figures that talks would break down because some greedy SOB isn't content with millions of dollars alone, but want even more.RE: Report: Sun and IBM clashed over executive payLet them fail. Who cares. None of their products can't...

Tags: Benefits, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?

IBM's acquisition of Sun Microsystems was shot down as its board split into two camps---one for the deal led by CEO Jonathan Schwartz and one against led by Chairman Scott McNealy---and the consensus appears to be that McNealy has a bad case of Yahoo-itis. Meanwhile, McNealy is also bordering on...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, IBM Corp., Scott, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Sun following the IBM deal collapse: Customer confusion en route

Sun following the IBM deal collapse: Customer confusion en routeThank You Scott MacNealy!In this case you need to look at what the CEO wanted. He wanted to give away the Brand for money. It was only going to give a one time payday, no matter how big.Most CEOs would go...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Operating systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., following-The

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

IBM bid for Sun could be a blocking move

I agree with Dana Gardner that IBM's reported $6.5 billion bid for Sun makes no sense at all. Owning Java is not a business model, or not enough of one to help Sun meaningfully. So, does IBM need chip architectures from Sun? Nope, has...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Nope, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-03-19

Remembering whose money it is

Remembering whose money it isIBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems RudyWhat if the rumour is true........ http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52H1GS20090318Comon Man!Murph! You there man?!? Stop tying the Ethernet cable as a noose and talk to us.Its not so bad! Really! I welcome you with open arms my brother! The fact that...

Tags: Blogging, UNIX, Operating systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

Wood, Arrows, and motivation

A comment by frequent contributor Roger Ramjet from last week: Free Databases There are many free databases to choose from: Firebird, Ingres, Postgres, and MySQL to name most of them. Most of the "best" developers and the largest community are behind Postgres. MySQL...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Stagnation, Motivation, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-16

News to know: Congress; Newser; Apple; VMware; High-speed rail

Harry Fuller: Confronting Congressional hypocrisy The U.S. is losing it Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Newser Versus The New York Times, Revisited: Who's Copying Whom? Andrew Nusca: Apple director: 'no change' in Jobs' plans Sam Diaz: No Twitter blasts...

Tags: Google Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, U.S. Congress, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, Strategy, Hardware, Internet, Management

Blog posts 2009-02-26

No such thing as a free Linux distro

No such thing as a free Linux distroWe need a new audit.Oh, not on Linux, on Windows 7. How much Open Source code has found its way into Microsoft's programing mill?Ideology versus practical useI prefer a distro that works well on my hardware, over an ideologically pure free distro...

Tags: UNIX, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Fsck, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux Distro, virus

Discussion threads 2008-12-20

2008 Between the Lines

Welcome to the year in Between the Linesâ€"in about 5 minutes I hope. 2008 was a wild one and January feels like it was 20 years ago. Here’s a brief recap…. January: The year kicks off with the usual Consumer electronics show, which is then upstaged by...

Tags: Google Inc., Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, IT-spending Expectation, Document Management, Social Networking, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-18

News to know: SAP's mistake; Mozilla; Yahoo; CRM

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases to select testers updated IE 8 build CES: Zune phone, no. Pink, maybe Ryan Naraine: Window Snyder leaves Mozilla...

Tags: Google Inc., Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Laptop Computer, CRM, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Linux, E-mail Providers, Strategy, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-11