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Jonathan has a nice post with additional explanations on the MySQL deal, seeing as one or two folks have questioned it. (Note that the second link is for your amusement via Sun's Simon Phipps blog). Jonathan writes: "Where are the revenue s
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Build a wall between data persistence and your Java code
First off, kudos to Sun for valuing MySQL at this price. The deal represents ~36% of Sun's Cash & Cash Equivalents (of $2.7B) on hand at the end of their last quarter (Sept. 2007). But considering how cheap debt is these days, Sun could
As Zack reported, Sun is buying MySQL for ~$800M plus $200M in options. Interestingly, the MySQL acquisition represents 8% of Sun's current market cap (~$13 Bil). While I'm happy for the MySQL team, my views on Sun's OSS "strategy
This morning we announced that Sun Microsystems has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL. Having spent the last four plus years working on making MySQL into a strong independent company, this is a bit of a change of strategy, but from my pe
Sun branches out, claims ongoing support for PostgreSQL and Java DB
Software has become a bigger part of just about every major industry, whether it's media, publishing, distribution and even the staid old auto industry. While I think that's generally a good thing, it does mean that some of the foibles of s
MuleSource launches Mule Galaxy, an open source SOA governance platform.
Come on, you have to admit, the resemblance is uncanny. I'm obviously kidding. I'm much better looking. His sizable bank account and ability to keep a beat probably balances the score though ;-) Marc gave me a heads up on his recent post, i