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What an IBM-Sun Merger Might Mean For Java, MySQL, Developers

Posted by timothy on from the get-our-your-auguring-tools dept.

An IBM-Sun merger is a tantalyzing possibility; snydeq writes "Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister suggests that an IBM/Sun merger could crown Big Blue king of enterprise software development. 'Acquiring Sun would make IBM the clear leader in Java, as it would become the caretaker of the open source reference implementation of the JRE,' which, along with GlassFish, would become entry-level gateways to IBM's WebSphere stack. Moreover, MySQL would give IBM's database division a significant entry-level hook, and NetBeans/Eclipse would unify IBM's front against Visual Studio. 'All in all, this move would solidify IBM's role as "the developer company,"' McAllister writes. 'In other words, if this merger goes through and you're an enterprise developer and you're not an IBM customer now, get ready — because you soon will be. Better bring your wallet.'" And blackbearnh writes with a short interview with Brian Aker (who came to Sun as MySQL's director of architecture, and is now the lead for MySQL fork Drizzle) about what life would be like under Big Blue's control.

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  1. The real problem by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is that new releases of Java and Solaris will be EBCDIC only!

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  2. Re:Developers! by mhall119 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who has more chairs: Microsoft or IBM?

    IBM. In fact, they have more than 3 times more chairs (well, employees, but a good proxy for # of chairs).

    Heck, they probably have a dozen patents on chairs.

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  3. Re:What an IBM-Sun Merger Might Mean by Kozz · · Score: 4, Funny

    IBS.

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  4. Re:"IBM is where good companies go to die" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't           that           Sun's         job?

  5. Re:What an IBM-Sun Merger Might Mean by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let this be a lesson to all you companies out there that are not IBM. Stop being not IBM. IBM will not tolerate any companies that are not IBM, so if you value your shareholder value, stop being not IBM. Any companies that persist in being not IBM will eventually be forced by IBM to stop being not IBM.

    I repeat, if you are not IBM, then you must stop being not IBM immediately, or else.

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  6. Re:Can't imagine (sorry) by AliasMarlowe · · Score: 4, Funny

    The transition to Notes alone is likely to send Sun talent running for the hills.

    They're dedicated professionals and they'll adapt to Notes and other aspects of IBM culture in a professional way: by curling into fetal position under a desk in the corner of the office and whimpering pathetically.

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