Comments on: Hot Stocks: Oracle's Future Clouded by Sun Takeover Complications http://moneymorning.com/2009/09/18/sun-oracle-takeover/ Global Investment News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:41:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hot Stocks: IBM Simplifying and Succeeding While Oracle is Struggling http://moneymorning.com/2009/09/18/sun-oracle-takeover/comment-page-1/#comment-8610 Hot Stocks: IBM Simplifying and Succeeding While Oracle is Struggling Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:57:23 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=8987#comment-8610 [...] course, now that Oracle’s acquisition of Sun has hit a snag, IBM is hardly quaking. In fact, Oracle’s planned $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems [...] [...] course, now that Oracle's acquisition of Sun has hit a snag, IBM is hardly quaking. In fact, Oracle's planned $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems [...]

]]> By: Investment News Briefs http://moneymorning.com/2009/09/18/sun-oracle-takeover/comment-page-1/#comment-8503 Investment News Briefs Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:34:14 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=8987#comment-8503 [...] of objections” from the European Commission was expected, as it has shown concern that Oracle will be too strong a presence in the database market. The deal has already been given the green light by the U.S. Justice [...] [...] of objections" from the European Commission was expected, as it has shown concern that Oracle will be too strong a presence in the database market. The deal has already been given the green light by the U.S. Justice [...]

]]> By: Cade Foster http://moneymorning.com/2009/09/18/sun-oracle-takeover/comment-page-1/#comment-7675 Cade Foster Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:51:01 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=8987#comment-7675 Look at it another way. The takeover of Sun "has not not gone as smoothly as planned" can be seen as a sign that the Oracle/Sun combination will be a potent one and competitors are worried. Sun has first class support for (Open)Solaris across all of it's hardware range while IBM/HP flip-flop between Linux and their respective closed-source UNIX. With the expectation that the Oracle marketing machine will be seriously pushing the Solaris platform, it's expected that IBM/HP/etc. would be worried. Look at it another way.

The takeover of Sun "has not not gone as smoothly as planned" can be seen as a sign that the Oracle/Sun combination will be a potent one and competitors are worried.

Sun has first class support for (Open)Solaris across all of it's hardware range while IBM/HP flip-flop between Linux and their respective closed-source UNIX. With the expectation that the Oracle marketing machine will be seriously pushing the Solaris platform, it's expected that IBM/HP/etc. would be worried.

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