Wow, never a dull moment in the software industry... Oracle has long been rumored to acquire BEA and now they've made a formal offer. I've heard some sources that Oracle's previous attempts to acquire BEA were rebuffed and for a while it looked like they would acquire JBoss instead. Who knows whether they will win this deal or not. I can understand the rationale though. And for BEA, it may be better to offer the Wow, never a dull moment in the software industry… Oracle has long been rumored to acquire BEA and now they’ve made a formal offer. I’ve heard some sources that Oracle’s previous attempts to acquire BEA were rebuffed and for a while it looked like they would acquire JBoss instead. Who knows whether they will win this deal or not. I can understand the rationale though. And for BEA, it may be better to offer their products as part of a broader suite than to remain independent as an app server company. There are not too many of those left anymore and I think its because many corporate customers want to get all their infrastructure from one source so that they know it will all work together.What do users of WebLogic or JBoss think of this possibility? Or is it just some chest-thumping on the part of Oracle to freeze BEA’s business? Open Source