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Sun Microsystems acquires MySQL

FiddlinLady — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:11:09 GMT

FiddlinLady posted a comment (7:13):

I think that's the main "buy" decision point for the majority of MySQL users - free!

Sun Microsystems acquires MySQL

hughman — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:11:03 GMT

hughman posted a comment (13:36):

Pretty radical thought about effectiveness and culture.

Sun Microsystems acquires MySQL

bear — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:25:59 GMT

bear posted a comment (0:0-1):

Great interview Robert - thanks for sharing!

Sun Microsystems acquires MySQL

bear — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:22:44 GMT

bear posted a comment (16:05):

could this be the point that made MySql a must have for Sun? They get the same engineering mindset for Linux that they have for Solaris but without impacting Solaris now - hmm

Sun Microsystems acquires MySQL

bear — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:17:03 GMT

bear posted a comment (11:35):

gotta give him credit for realizing that MySql was already good at what it did at the core - so this gives me hope Sun isn't just acquiring brains.

Sun Microsystems acquires MySQL

bear — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:10:34 GMT

bear posted a comment (5:53):

yea, but will Sun be sending sales dudes if they spot companies with cash in the logs?

Sun Microsystems acquires MySQL

bear — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:05:08 GMT

bear posted a comment (1:01):

let's hope sun doesn't do MySql community like it does openSolaris or Java community ;)