The news that Oracle will buy Sun for $7.4 billion is a stunner -- and one that will be especially hard to figure out for the Microsoft world. One of the first questions that arises is what will become of mySQL, owned by Sun? Oracle has a history of buying competitors and forcing customers of said competitors over to its higher-priced options.
If Oracle deploys the "forced move" strategy, it could have Microsoft smiling, as this leaves the more affordable SQL Server as the most logical option for mySQL users that don't want to move to some sort of Oracle database. But customers of the open source database will likely feel pushed between a rock and a hard place. Open source lovers often feel as if they must automatically be in the anti-Microsoft camp -- and, in the past, this meant anti-Oracle, too. If Oracle can remake its image into an open-source/Linux friendly choice, offering mySQL as the "loss leader" with a gentle (not forced) upgrade path to its own high-end databases, then Microsoft and SQL Server face the stiffest competition in this market then they've ever known.
Note that in a statement about the deal, Oracle President Charles Phillips talks about of why it makes sense for Oracle to own Java and Solaris, and offers a subtle kick at Microsoft, but fails to mention MySQL. Phillips says:
"Oracle plans to engineer and deliver an integrated system—applications to disk—where all the pieces fit and work together so customers do not have to do it themselves. ... Oracle's ownership of two key Sun software assets, Java and Solaris, is expected to provide our customers with significant benefit. Java is one of the computer industry's best known brands and most widely deployed technologies. Oracle Fusion Middleware is built on top of Sun's Java language and software. Oracle can now ensure continued innovation and investment in Java technology for the benefit of customers and the Java community. The Sun Solaris operating system is the leading platform for the Oracle database. With the acquisition of Sun, Oracle can optimize the Oracle database for some of the unique, high-end features of Solaris. Oracle is as committed as ever to Linux and other open platforms, and will continue to support and enhance our strong industry partnerships.
Oracle's purchase of Sun also gives it the hardware to quickly push into cloud computing in competition with Microsoft, IBM and others. Blogger Stephen Arnold, author of the "Beyond Search" blog points out that an Oracle/Sun alliance also means a new ultra powerful friend for Google, which amounts to an ultra powerful foe to Microsoft.
"Oracle is an important partner for Google Apps and the Google Search Appliance. ... With Oracle a Google partner, Google may have some breathing room to lock down its approach to Java ... Eric Schmidt is a Sun alum.... This means that in the enterprise, the folks in Redmond have to deal with Oracle here and now and a loose federation of Google Oracle and Sun at some point in the future. Oracle may have more forces to deploy to slow down the proliferation of Microsoft SQL Server. And, now that Oracle 'owns' MySQL, there’s a pricing and upgrade path to consider. The Access and SQL Server tandem may face a MySQL and Oracle database upgrade tactic
One thing to note, too, where Microsoft might be grinning. The Oracle/Sun story doesn't include a very good plot when it comes to mobility, notes Nearpoints blogger Craig Mathias. The new mega-computer supplier will offers hardware, (chips, servers, storage, desktops, thin clients, and more), an OS, programming languages and just about every application type known including Office apps... but when it comes to mobile device and strategies, not so much.
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MySQL covered in their FAQ
http://www.oracle.com/sun/sun-faq.pdf
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What does Oracle plan to do with MySQL?
MySQL will be an addition to Oracle’s existing suite of database products, which already includes Oracle Database 11g, TimesTen, Berkeley DB open source database, and the open source transactional storage engine, InnoDB.
Interesting, so do you trust Oracle to do this?
So, we wouldn't expect Oracle to announce today anything other than the fact that it will simply "keep" MySQL. Question is, do you believe the company, given its long, long history? But if it really does back the open source database, what do you think that means for Microsoft and SQL Server? The next big plans for SQL Server are to take it to the cloud ... will that be a chance for Microsoft to win SQL Server customers or will it be a chance for people to check out other database-in-the-cloud offerings? Oracle-Sun-Google seems like it could be one of those offerings.
"this leaves the more
"this leaves the more affordable SQL Server as the most logical option for mySQL users that don't want to move to some sort of Oracle database"
Gotta disagree. I would venture to guess the vast majority of MySQL production installations are deployed on *nix variants, which means there is no upgrade path to MS SQL Server, as it only runs on Windows. There are major parts of MySQL, notably NDB/MySQL Cluster, that don't even run on Windows. I doubt I'm going out on a limb here, but companies that are currently running Linux/MySQL probably have no interest in moving to an MS alternative. The most obvious "upgrade" path is either PostgreSQL or one of the inevitable forks that will spring up after the acquisition closes.
Future of Java/J2EE/J2ME
What would be the future of java and related technologies (J2SE/J2EE/J2Me)from devloper point of view? Will be able to use it as it is yesterday or it will be paid?
J2EE is an open standard.
J2EE is an open standard. There are people from other companies like IBM who are on the standards comittee. Glassfish is open source; if at all Oracle decides to close/stall/rot it in future you still have JBoss.
It is in the best interests of Oracle to keep standards open(notwithstanding IBM), otherwise the types of Microsoft will gain from it's folly.
Java will be murdered
Java sucks and will be rightly so murdered by Oracle . I fucking hate this open source shit .
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