Sun Microsystems Acquire MySQL

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SANTA CLARA, CA January 16, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) 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 $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun's position in enterprise IT to now include the $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.

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cool
java + mysql...it'll be a great combination

 

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good news

 

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maybe the birth of JASQL...

 

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then Mysql will not be free after this ?

 

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rolecoaster said:

then Mysql will not be free after this ?

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No that will not be changed! Most likely SUN will do improvements to MySQL's commercial version!

You know they race with giants like Oracle, MSSQL, DB2 so I think this move will strengthen MySQL a bit!

 

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That is of course a good news,

 

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MCLINER said:

cool
java + mysql...it'll be a great combination

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I dnt think so machan Java 6 already have something called Java DB. eyala mysql wenuwata Java DB kiyala samahara vta eliyata dai separately from JDK. anyway kiyanna thiyenne hodak wenawa kiyala witharai.

 

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henderson said:

That is of course a good news,

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yes surely machan

 

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They may put a better version of mysql for $$ can decrease the free mysql development speed. Then apita sorry.com
May be not. Lets see

 

amila325

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More about Java DB

 

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GTRZ said:

They may put a better version of mysql for $$ can decrease the free mysql development speed. Then apita sorry.com
May be not. Lets see

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no way GT ayya oka thawa hoda wenawa achcharai aniva ekanam.

 

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amila325 said:

no way GT ayya oka thawa hoda wenawa achcharai aniva ekanam.

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honda wei habai salli illai da danna ekai case eka server license ehema ganna kiwwoth ara oracle, mssql wage..

 

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