Re: [SGD-Users] FYI: Oracle to buy Sun

2009-04-21 Thread Paul Walsh
Jeremy Stagg wrote: I'm more interested in Microsoft and Novell's reaction. I'm not - not really interested in *anything* MS have to say! ;) IMHO selling to IBM would've been disastrous for Sun. It'll be interesting to see what happens to MySQL, Star Office (OOo) and xVM. I doubt MySQL

Re: [SGD-Users] FYI: Oracle to buy Sun

2009-04-21 Thread Blaster
Of Paul Walsh Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 2:04 AM To: sgd-users@filibeto.org Subject: Re: [SGD-Users] FYI: Oracle to buy Sun Jeremy Stagg wrote: I'm more interested in Microsoft and Novell's reaction. I'm not - not really interested in *anything* MS have to say! ;) IMHO selling to IBM

[SGD-Users] FYI: Oracle to buy Sun

2009-04-20 Thread Stoyan Angelov
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

[SGD-Users] FYI: Oracle to buy Sun

2009-04-20 Thread Jeffrey Ramsay
What does this really mean for us Sun die hards. I'm Sun certified in systems, network and security -- I hope this still have value down the road. But, what about the applications like SGD and the other products we purchased and invest in heavily. Personally, I'm somewhat excited but beyond that

Re: [SGD-Users] FYI: Oracle to buy Sun

2009-04-20 Thread Blaster
Not as sad as IBM would have been. On Apr 20, 2009, at 1:57 PM, Stoyan Angelov s_ange...@filibeto.org wrote: Jeffrey Ramsay wrote: What does this really mean for us Sun die hards. I'm Sun certified in systems, network and security -- I hope this still have value down the road. But,

Re: [SGD-Users] FYI: Oracle to buy Sun

2009-04-20 Thread Jeremy Stagg
I have been with Tarantella since SCO owned it. The product range is a necessity for Oracle (different suit, similar address). I'm more interested in Microsoft and Novell's reaction. On 21/04/2009 at 6:46 am, in message 241a13f5-5715-42bf-8eb8-b4123f788...@556nato.com, Blaster