Thread: Sun Microsystems buys MySQL for $1 billion!
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Old 01-16-2008, 11:36 AM  
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Originally Posted by Kevsh View Post
And they will make back their $1 Billion investment how?

Seriously though, they obviously have some integration plan with other Sun products or will offer a support package to corporations with large installations - something that would cut into the "enterprise" DB market. I don't follow that market (I have a life) but I'd imagine they could do serious damage.
Yeah, it seems to be more about making themselves stronger than recouping profits directly out of MySQL itself.
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