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Sun Eyes PostgreSQL

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the everyone-likes-a-good-db dept.

Da Massive writes "Sun is looking seriously into the database market - namely PostgreSQL. It says Oracle and IBM and even Microsoft licensing fees are way too expensive for the average punter. This from John Loiacono, executive vice president of software: "We're not going to OEM Microsoft but we are looking at PostgreSQL right now," he said, adding that over time the database will become integrated into the operating system."

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  1. remember da words bounce off you talking to me?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    next person to get the bots kicked 10 people out to my uni and that guy balanced or what?

  2. Sun? PostgreSQL? by rollonet · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Put simply, there is no way this is going to happen. I couldn't understand why SUN would want to aquire PostgreSQL... What would they gain from it? I do find it interesting that Telstra is a Sun software customer with 36,000 subscriptions as quoted by the article (Telstra is the big meanie in the telecomunations industry of Australia - the company equivelent of the big bully at school stealing your lunch money)

  3. Old post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This article is from May. I wonder if things have changed since. Anyone know of any updates?

  4. Re:I doubt it by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    punter? what the hell?

    maybe these brits should go back to boiling every piece of food to death, instead of using stupid words on slashdot.