So, with Sun spending $1 billion to by MySQL, you have to wonder why they did it. Is an open source software company that reported $60 million dollars in earnings recently really worth $1 billion? I have a hard time buying the idea that Sun is buying MySQL to expand the open source community.
Instead, I do think that this could be a back door move to benefit Oracle. Afterall, Oracle hates the competition from MySQL and have always been friendly with SUN. So, what if Oracle simply slipped the $1 billion to Sun to buy MySQL and in return simply asked them to bury the product. This would give Sun some technology to build on and help their friend Oracle in the market place.
With all of that said, this is simply me thinking out loud, and there is no evidence to support it. I just think it would be an interesting move for Oracle and Sun that would benefit each.
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