>-----Original Message-----
>From: Olaf Stein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:13 PM
>To: Peter (MySQL List); MySql
>Subject: [SPAM] - Re: Sun and mysql - Email found in subject
>
>You have a point.
>But, facebook makes NO money at this time, has about 400 employees
>and
>Microsoft estimates its values at 15 billion dollars. I simply
>think this is
>nuts. Maybe I am too old with 30, but I have never even been to
>facebook.
>
>It will be interesting to see if facebook, youtube and alike
>websites will
>ever generate enough earnings to cover the costs they were bought
>for.
With a perfect business plan I bet it will.
>Just because 50 million people know a website, it does not mean it
>makes
>money automatically.
Yes, I agree but once this 50 million visits the website and it would be
a different story.
>
>Olaf
>
>
>On 1/17/08 11:37 AM, "Peter (MySQL List)"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:07:19 -0500
>> Olaf Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> I am still amazed by the fact that youtube "is worth" 1.5
>billion and
>>> MySQL AB barely 1 billion. Did they sell under price? Or does
>Google
>>> just have way to much many to spend/waste?
>>>
>>
>> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:14:36 -0600
>> "Jay Blanchard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Or that Facebook is 'worth' multiple billions when they do not
>really
>>> have a way to make money yet.
>>>
>>
>> Uh, you both have to be kidding comparing MySQL with Youtube and
>> Facebook, right?
>> I'm not saying the $1 billion for MySQL was the right price, I
>believe
>> it was a bargain for Sun but you are comparing apples and
>> oranges.
>>
>> Go out on the street and ask people if they ever heard of these
>three.
>> I bet you a few people will know MySQL, a lot will know Facebook
>and
>> everybody will know Youtube.
>>
>> Youtube and Facebook are websites, visited by millions of people
>every
>> day. That's what makes it it's value, future and present
>> advertisements.
>>
>> YouTube was even used by CNN for the Republican and Democratic
>debates.
>>
>> Did you ever hear of MySQL on TV, anywhere?
>>
>
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