Oracle buys Sun!

[Francis Earl]

> Why did they buy Sun? Is that all these rich people do?
>
> "Hmmm... *fingertip-touching in front of own face thing* How can I get
> my name on Slashdot again... *yawn* Ah, hell, I'll just buy Sun."

I think the reasoning is quite obvious, they want to offer an entire stack. 
Now, not only do they get primary control of Java and Solaris, they also get 
the hardware lines, so they can offer even more than they could with the 
Unbreakable Linux offering.

I think it makes a lot of sense, depending on how it is executed, and is more 
likely to get though anti-trust scrutiny compared to the IBM offer.

I predict though that a LOT of Sun employees will be let ago, especially those 
that aren't developers, which is a shame in this current economic climate. Sun 
makes about $13.5 billion in sales, but net income is less than $500million... 
Oracle makes about $22 billion but has a net income of $6 billion... they are 
already predicting they'll make $1.5 billion extra in the first year.

Sad day for Sun, but potentially very good for those reliant on java and other 
technologies from them.