@Rakesh My thoughts are that Oracle is running out of time.
In my region managers like to buy Microsoft whenever possible. This means SQL Server. SQL Server (based on Sybase) is a powerful choice that has been winning in the COTS arena. In the Open Source realm there are many options (like Postgres) which are particularily well suited for Cloud computing. On the other hand sits Red Hat (who killed Sun Micro). Their Linux and JBoss options are the reason why there is no more Sun. Their JBoss option is beating WebLogic in the marketplace. OpenOffice, while I like it and use it, it will never be a money maker. Large middleware products like Fusion have a limited install base. It is understood that Oracle bought Sun for Java, the problem with that is OpenJDK, Harmony and other projects are not going to sit quiet. There is going to be a GNU FSF compliant Java whether Oracle likes it or not. Oracle is making a classic mistake of trying to digest a wounded beast (Sun). The problem is Sun was too large and too sick to be saved. Oracle will have a tough time digesting this gruesome meal. Oracle is scattered and has little focus now, and excellent opportunity for it to become a victim in the marketplace. On Jun 15, 12:00 pm, Rakesh <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm staggered that you predict the demise of Oracle (second biggest > software company after Microsoft for years) because of a spat about > Java on Android? > > I think you are just trolling my friend! > > R > > > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Blanford <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It is starting to seem as though Oracle corp. is increasingly > > irrelevant. > > > I started thinking about this after reading the following article: > >http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/09/harmony_android_oracle_apache/ > > > It appears to me that it will be very hard for Oracle to control Java. > > > Also, they are spending time trying to sell worthless products like > > Solaris/Sparc after the whole world has gone Linux/Intel. > > > In fact the whole suite of products acquired from Sun have little > > commercial value (this is why Sun went bankrupt). > > > Their RDBMS is looking dated in comparison to the competition and the > > number of companies who are good candidates for their middleware > > offerings is small and shrinking. > > > Effectively I am starting this thread to keep a placeholder for all > > the ways in which Oracle is irrelevant. > > > Your thoughts are highly valued! > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en.
