>> My view is that Java will stay, Solaris will get rolled into Linux, and MySQL will get merged into a future version of Oracle. That way Oracle get to keep a globally strong brand (Java), get support cost savings by reducing the number of supported platforms (by taking out Solaris), and get increased sales by removing a strong competitor and replacing it with a product that offers an easy migration to their more expensive packages. Al.
Spot on. Makes perfect sense. take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz http://androidrocks.googlecode.com - Android Consulting. Jonathan Swift<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jonathan_swift.html> - "May you live every day of your life." On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Customers wouldn't be shoo'ed away, they'd be offered an "upgrade". > > At least one company I have worked for was bought by a competitor primarily > to remove the company from the market. All the customers were offered > cross-grades or upgrades with special introductory pricing. > > My view is that Java will stay, Solaris will get rolled into Linux, and > MySQL will get merged into a future version of Oracle. That way Oracle get > to keep a globally strong brand (Java), get support cost savings by > reducing > the number of supported platforms (by taking out Solaris), and get > increased > sales by removing a strong competitor and replacing it with a product that > offers an easy migration to their more expensive packages. > > Al. > > --- > > * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of aayush > Sent: 22 April 2009 03:52 > To: Android Discuss > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: [OT] Java is to get a new owner > > > I think they should preserve MySql. They are not paying 7 billion odd > dollars to close down all existing businesses of Sun, shoo away their > customers and shut down all marketing channels in the process . > However,the enterprise version may get costly..very costly. > > aayush > > JP wrote: > > Well they kept RDB around. Pro'ly longer than anyone expected. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Rdb > > I suppose we shall see what's going to happen with MySQL. > > > > > > On Apr 21, 12:12 pm, Stoyan Damov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Muthu Ramadoss > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > MySQL will be buried in the deepest depth of the ocean and Oracle > > > > will ride the database monopoly happily ever after. > > > > > > Amen. > > > > > > > > > > > > > take care, > > > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > > > >http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz > > > >http://androidrocks.com- Android Consulting. > > > > > > > Jonathan Swift - "May you live every day of your life." > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:36 PM, mike quinn > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > >> My concern is what happens to MySQL, as SUN just bought them. > > > >> Will Oracle continue with MySQL development or will they try and > > > >> phase out one of their biggest threats in the database market? > > > > > > >> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Incognito <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > >>> Very sad to see Sun die although not surprised. I hope Oracle > > > >>> doesn't f*cks up Java. > > > > > > >>> On Apr 20, 2009, at 8:35 AM, "Al Sutton" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > >>> IBM blinked, Oracle stepped in.... > > > > > > >>>http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/20/128246&fro > > > >>>m=rss > > > > > > >>> Al. > > > > > > >>> --- > > > > > > >>> * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > > > > > >>> ====== > > > >>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > > >>> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp > > > >>> House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > > > > > >>> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and > > > >>> not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, > > > >>> or it's subsidiaries. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
