SUN kauft MySQL für 1 Mrd USD

O’Reilly, der selbst bei MySQL an Bord ist, schreibt, dass

Sun Microsystems announced this morning that it has agreed to acquire open source database leader MySQL AB for $1 billion in cash and assumed stock options. (Disclosure: I am on the board of directors of MySQL, and O’Reilly co-produces the MySQL User Conference with MySQL. In addition, O’Reilly produces the java.net community site for Sun.)

Sag noch einer, OpenSource würde sich nicht lohnen:) MySQL gibts seit 1994 und gehört wohl mit Abstand zu der populärsten Datenbanksoftware, die im Netz verwendet wird.

Jonathan Schwartz, CEO und Chefblogger von SUN erklärt den Deal auf seinem Blog, „Helping Dolphins Fly“ (wie lyrisch, der Kerle:):

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That in addition to acquiring MySQL, Sun will be unveiling new global support offerings into the MySQL marketplace. We’ll be investing in both the community, and the marketplace – to accelerate the industry’s phase change away from proprietary technology to the new world of open web platforms. The good news is Sun is already committed to the business model at the heart of MySQL’s success – first investing to grow communities of users and developers, and only then creating commercial services that attract (rather than lock in) paying customers…

So why is this important for the internet? Until now, no platform vendor has assembled all the core elements of a completely open source operating system for the internet. No company has been able to deliver a comprehensive alternative to the leading proprietary OS. With this acquisition, we will have done just that – positioned Sun at the center of the web, as the definitive provider of high performance platforms for the web economy. For startups and web 2.0 companies, to government agencies and traditional enterprises. This creates enormous potential for Sun, for the global free software community, and for our partners and customers across the globe. There’s opportunity everywhere.

Sprich, SUN hat damit auf einen Schlag bei zahlreichen bekannten und unbekannten Webfirmen seine Finger mit drin. Für eine Firma wie SUN möglicherweise eine Goldgrube?