[Info-vax] Oracle and HP end Exadata partnership

[Arne Vajhøj]

Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>>> DaveG wrote:
>>>> On Sep 16, 7:36 pm, Arne Vajhøj <a... at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>>> Rich Jordan wrote:
>>>>>> No direct VMS connection as far as I know, but its still HP.
>>>>>> Apparently Oracle's new Exadata boxes are Sun based.
>>>>>> http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58E80D20090916?pageNumber=2&virt... 
>>>>>>
>>>>> Oracle bought SUN.
>>>>>
>>>>> It would look silly if they did not use their own
>>>>> hardware.
>>>>
>>>> Oracle is "buying" Sun.  Apparently the EU has some questions on the
>>>> deal.
>>>
>>> Since Oracle and Sun are both U.S. corporations, does it matter what 
>>> the  EU thinks?
>>
>> It might matter to Oracle. If EU says "you can not do business here".
> 
> I suppose the EU could do it but it sounds like a fine way to shoot 
> themselves in the foot.  Oracle users might have to move their data 
> processing to some place with a less heavy handed government!

You don't think IBM, Microsoft, Sybase etc. sales people would
jump in?

> It's very possible that such an action would violate existing treaties.
> 
> If something like that did happen, I can see the U.S. taking retaliatory 
> action. . . .

EU companies doing business in the US has to comply with US laws. US
companies doing business in Europe has to comply with EU laws.

I don't think the US government would want to make changes to that.

Arne