Comments on: Sun Buys MySQL for $1B and Wall Street Mourns http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:35:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Back on the Beat: Introducing OStatic, the Open Source Blog - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-863975 Back on the Beat: Introducing OStatic, the Open Source Blog - GigaOM Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:15:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-863975 <p>[...] both questions lies with recent events in the software industry: RedHat Software snapping up JBoss, Sun Microsystems’ billion-dollar buyout of MySQL and Microsoft’s decision to open up. All are part of a larger trend that has transformed open [...]</p> [...] both questions lies with recent events in the software industry: RedHat Software snapping up JBoss, Sun Microsystems’ billion-dollar buyout of MySQL and Microsoft’s decision to open up. All are part of a larger trend that has transformed open [...]

]]> By: Sun Buys Maker of VirtualBox Virtualization Software - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-861276 Sun Buys Maker of VirtualBox Virtualization Software - GigaOM Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:31:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-861276 <p>[...] open source (please recall Sun just spent $1 billion buying open source database guru MySQL) and virtualization (think VMWare’s buy of [...]</p> [...] open source (please recall Sun just spent $1 billion buying open source database guru MySQL) and virtualization (think VMWare’s buy of [...]

]]> By: Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » Mid-Jan 08 blogging #1 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-857066 Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » Mid-Jan 08 blogging #1 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:26:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-857066 <p>[...] to Marten Mickos and the folks from MySQL- and to George Coehlo of Benchmark London - for his belief. We are certainly loyal LAMP stack [...]</p> [...] to Marten Mickos and the folks from MySQL- and to George Coehlo of Benchmark London - for his belief. We are certainly loyal LAMP stack [...]

]]> By: Parul Bindra http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-856275 Parul Bindra Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:23:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-856275 <p>Sun have already shown themselves to be pretty into the Open Source thing. In the last couple of years they have Open Sourced Java and Solaris. Two of their biggest software platforms. I recall Jonathan Schwartz saying how, after giving away the software for free they made more money from it… That makes perfect sense to me, but it doesn’t seem to work for Microsoft yet. Cool!</p> <p>Parul http://bhopu.com – Web 2.0 Blog</p> Sun have already shown themselves to be pretty into the Open Source thing. In the last couple of years they have Open Sourced Java and Solaris. Two of their biggest software platforms. I recall Jonathan Schwartz saying how, after giving away the software for free they made more money from it… That makes perfect sense to me, but it doesn’t seem to work for Microsoft yet.
Cool!

Parul
http://bhopu.com – Web 2.0 Blog

]]> By: Akshay Jain http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-855879 Akshay Jain Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:20:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-855879 <p>In the long run it has the potential to become big !! MySQL is one of the most popular databases especially for the Internet Apps and Sun does have the power to give it an enterprise reach as well !!</p> <p>I, for one, really wish for this deal to work !! MySQL deserves all this and more for what they have done !!</p> In the long run it has the potential to become big !! MySQL is one of the most popular databases especially for the Internet Apps and Sun does have the power to give it an enterprise reach as well !!

I, for one, really wish for this deal to work !! MySQL deserves all this and more for what they have done !!

]]> By: Prashant Singh http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-855752 Prashant Singh Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:16:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-855752 <p>I have mixed feelings on this deal . on one hand its a good news for open source based business . it validate OSS dev as an viable business . but on the other hand i forsee all these big guys ( Facebook,Google,Yahoo) starting their own tweak /branch to MySql and they will do it inhouse to reduce the dependency on a competitor. who have "other interest " . its very unlikely that sun will leave MySql on its own device . they would try to cross sell .for a strategic thing like back end database you need a neutral vendor . at least operationally neutral .</p> <p>this deal can potentially be a death nail to My Sql if you see that AMZ has recently launched EasyDB on SAAS model .</p> I have mixed feelings on this deal . on one hand its a good news for open source based business . it validate OSS dev as an viable business . but on the other hand i forsee all these big guys ( Facebook,Google,Yahoo) starting their own tweak /branch to MySql and they will do it inhouse to reduce the dependency on a competitor. who have “other interest ” . its very unlikely that sun will leave MySql on its own device . they would try to cross sell .for a strategic thing like back end database you need a neutral vendor . at least operationally neutral .

this deal can potentially be a death nail to My Sql if you see that AMZ has recently launched EasyDB on SAAS model .

]]> By: Снова Sun и MySQL at alexmoskalyuk http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-854874 Снова Sun и MySQL at alexmoskalyuk Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:29:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-854874 <p>[...] брала венчурное финансирование от Бенчмарка, Интела и т.д. на сумму в $38,5 [...]</p> [...] брала венчурное финансирование от Бенчмарка, Интела и т.д. на сумму в $38,5 [...]

]]> By: Sun vrea sa cumpere MySQL pentru un miliard de dolari CTI97:=(Catalin Istratoiu); http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-854637 Sun vrea sa cumpere MySQL pentru un miliard de dolari CTI97:=(Catalin Istratoiu); Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:15:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/sun-buys-mysql-for-1b-and-wall-street-mourns/#comment-854637 <p>[...] fonduri prin investitori (VC) strategici ajungand la suma de 38.5 milioane dolari, iata ca vine Sun Microsystems si arunca bomba : “Vrem sa cumparam MySQL pentru 800 milioane dolari in cash si 200 milioane dolari in [...]</p> [...] fonduri prin investitori (VC) strategici ajungand la suma de 38.5 milioane dolari, iata ca vine Sun Microsystems si arunca bomba : “Vrem sa cumparam MySQL pentru 800 milioane dolari in cash si 200 milioane dolari in [...]

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