July 12, 2009
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People outside of IT seldom think of Oracle as a Linux company, but it is. Not only does Oracle encourage its customers to use its own house-brand clone of RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), Oracle Unbreakable Linux, Oracle has long … Continue reading
April 20, 2009
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I’d thought about Oracle buying Sun. But, then I thought, "Larry Ellison isn’t that dumb." Well, I was wrong. Ellison is that dumb. Oracle is buying Sun in what may be the most moronic technology acquisition of the 21st century. … Continue reading
April 5, 2009
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As I write this, on Sunday evening, April 5th, it appears that the IBM/Sun deal is dead in the water. I say ‘appears’ because this wouldn’t be the first, or last, time people threatened to walk out of a deal … Continue reading
April 3, 2009
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By this time next week, IBM will have bought Sun at a cut-rate price. I’d long thought Sun was going to down for the count, so the news that IBM was moving in didn’t surprise me. What happens next though? … Continue reading
March 18, 2009
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The news broke this morning, March 18th, that IBM is talking to Sun about buying the company. Sources from both companies tell me that such a deal is in the works and it may be completed as early as this … Continue reading
November 21, 2008
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I predicted recently that with Jerry Yang on his way out as Yahoo’s CEO, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would end up buying Yahoo. Since then, Ballmer has declared “Acquisition discussions are finished,” while leaving the door open to some kind … Continue reading