Hello Everyone,

I apologize for hijacking this webpage but it’s for a good cause. I am doing a survey on the impact of Oracle’s acquisition on SUN’s customers and would like to solicit your feedback. The survey does not take more than a minue to complete. I would really appreciate your feedback.

http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?D9FD9182DA9B8E88

Thanks,

Imtiaz.

The most imp line in this article is
"The main argument that is being made is not that Microsoft wants MySQL, but Microsoft doesn't want Oracle to have MySQL"

Other arguments doesnt have weight. MS can make SQLServer run on Linux. To MS MySQL is just grad level project and has nothing to droll over tech wise. They might hand MySQL over to SuSe to miake it tightly integrated to SuSe.

MS i guess just dont want to stuck its neck in litigations saying SQLServer can run on Linux cuz EU might DEMAND to MAKE sqlserver version for Linux. Just like IE cannot be separated from Windows.

I believe MS has by now made every bit, server, db, office all of its code to run Linux and ARM, its just like removing the hidden lock when time is right. Think os every Windows7 is full/ultimate version just requires a licence key mechanism to unlock the required level no more upgrade setups.

This might explain why Apple just dropped the ZFS project, an open source file system developed by Sun, adopted and used by Apple, gone now.

The plot thickens.