Comments on: Sun Microsystems Purchases MySQL http://www.forevergeek.com/2008/01/sun_microsystems_purchases_mysql/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: David Coldrick http://www.forevergeek.com/2008/01/sun_microsystems_purchases_mysql/comment-page-1/#comment-38824 David Coldrick Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:06:20 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/open_source/sun_microsystems_purchases_mysql.php#comment-38824 Don't see how anyone could interpret it as strange: to my mind (I'm a Sun employee who had *no* idea this was happening), it's such a natural fit, particularly on the cultural side. MySQL are successful at exactly what we do (and want to do more of), at least on the software side of the house. People - both internal and external to Sun - rabbit on about how Sun and Apple should get together. Regardless of how much I love Apple's products - that is to say, a lot! - the cultural fit (closed and secret on Apple's side, wide open on the Sun side) would be a disaster. Besides, one of Steve or Jonathan would leave, and that would be even more of a disaster. This particular marriage was made in heaven, and the customers of both organisations will benefit. Best regards, David Don’t see how anyone could interpret it as strange: to my mind (I’m a Sun employee who had *no* idea this was happening), it’s such a natural fit, particularly on the cultural side. MySQL are successful at exactly what we do (and want to do more of), at least on the software side of the house.

People – both internal and external to Sun – rabbit on about how Sun and Apple should get together. Regardless of how much I love Apple’s products – that is to say, a lot! – the cultural fit (closed and secret on Apple’s side, wide open on the Sun side) would be a disaster. Besides, one of Steve or Jonathan would leave, and that would be even more of a disaster.

This particular marriage was made in heaven, and the customers of both organisations will benefit.

Best regards,
David

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