[Info-vax] Oracle and HP end Exadata partnership

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> In article <sbxsm.11677$U5.154675 at newsb.telia.net>,
>>     Jan-Erik Söderholm   <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> writes:
>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Arne
>>>>> 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".
>>
>> And what EU company is going to replace them?
> 
> It does not need to be an EU company.
> 
> A US company that is willing to comply with EU rules would do fine.
> 
> Arne

And 10,000 businesses are going to buy a new and inferior database 
package at great expense, install it, and use it, just to satisfy EU 
rules??  I think not!

And I think I forgot the cost of converting their data to a form 
acceptable to the new database.  I've been through similar exercises. 
They were not simple nor inexpensive nor quick!