Comments on: SUN buys MySQL, industry scratches collective head http://blog.chriskottom.com/2008/01/18/sun-buys-mysql-industry-scratches-collective-head/ this is where i go to think out loud Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:40:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: pgl http://blog.chriskottom.com/2008/01/18/sun-buys-mysql-industry-scratches-collective-head/#comment-456 pgl Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:36:39 +0000 http://blog.chriskottom.com/2008/01/18/sun-buys-mysql-industry-scratches-collective-head/#comment-456 Perhaps they really are trying to make money out of it: - http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/16/2337224 Considering the absolutely phenomenal number of installations there must be around the world, and the increase in profit between consumer-level pricing and corporate-("enterprise-")level contracts, I wouldn't be surprised if it makes more sense than might seem at first glimpse. But still... $1B... it's going to be hard to make that back. Maybe there's some sort of tax reasons or intangibles involved that make up for it? But still... <b>$1B</b>... Perhaps they really are trying to make money out of it:

- http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/16/2337224

Considering the absolutely phenomenal number of installations there must be around the world, and the increase in profit between consumer-level pricing and corporate-(”enterprise-”)level contracts, I wouldn’t be surprised if it makes more sense than might seem at first glimpse.

But still… $1B… it’s going to be hard to make that back. Maybe there’s some sort of tax reasons or intangibles involved that make up for it?

But still… $1B…

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