Sun-Oracle Merger Looks Bright for OpenOffice, MySQL - Reviews by PC Magazine - 3 views
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Gary Edwards on 31 Jan 10Like most people i've been looking for a clear statement from Oracle concerning the future of MySQL and OpenOffice. Although the title is promising, this article is short on facts, long on speculation and actually raises more doubts than it answers questions. Some of the "assumptions" made by the author, Samara Lynn, are incredible. And apparently unfounded. I'll highlight with diigo the hyperbole statements. Maybe someone else has the answers? And where was Phil Boutros? intro: Although eclipsed by Apple's iPad announcement, Oracle announced yesterday its intentions with Sun products, now that the acquisition of Sun Microsystems is complete. The announcement, which was actually a planned webcast, reassured those worried over the fate of two open-source Sun products for small business: the database software, MySQL and the productivity suite, OpenOffice.org. The acquisition might make MySQL and OpenOffice.org even more competitive against costly Microsoft counterparts (SQL Server and Microsoft Office).