[Info-vax] OT: Oracle to Buy Sun

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <7e281eb3-c169-473c-8969-1e85303238fc at d14g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
	IanMiller <gxys at uk2.net> writes:
> http://www.sun.com/third-party/global/oracle/index.jsp
> 
> "SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 20, 2009 -- Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:
> JAVA) and Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced today they have
> entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire
> Sun common stock for $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction is
> valued at approximately $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun's
> cash and debt. "
> 
> What does this mean?

Can't imagine.  Seems to make even less sense than IBM buying them.

Unless, of course, they are looking for a proprietary platform on which
to run their database so they can drop all the other versions.

bill

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