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Re:Why Save MySQL Now? by nailer on Sunday January 03, 2010 @06:01PM (#1029299)
So they didn't buy Sun to get the largest OSS database in the world?

Sun's storage products are top notch but I doubt Oracle specifically wanted to move into the field. Selling replacement SPARCs to the banks that still have Solaris won't last long, Oracle know that.

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Re:Why Save MySQL Now? by mseebach on Sunday January 03, 2010 @06:43PM (#1029342)
Sun has a very good range of hardware that goes far beyond SPARC, and Oracle is marketing it aggressively[1]

They specifically cited Java and hardware in the acquisition announcement, and I have a really hard time seeing the strategic value of the MySQL asset. Oracle has much more to gain from a "come to us when you're ready to sit at the grown-ups table" position.

1: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/09/29/oracle-scolded-by-ind...

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Re:Why Save MySQL Now? by nailer on Monday January 04, 2010 @11:45AM (#1030588)
FYI your citation is a link to an ad for SPARC.
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Re:Why Save MySQL Now? by gaius on Tuesday January 05, 2010 @01:29AM (#1031989)
Well, yes. The aim was to show that Oracle is actively marketing SPARC. What better way to do that than by citing an ad?
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Re:Why Save MySQL Now? by nailer on Thursday January 07, 2010 @09:56AM (#1037128)
Ah, I thought you were using to site that 'Sun has a very good range of hardware that goes far beyond SPARC'. Yes, Oracle are marketing SPARC, because they're going to own it. It doesn't mean that it has a future and people will start running new projects on SPARC again.
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