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SpringSource Acquires Hyperic, Possibly Set to Target Microsoft and IBM

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-era-of-open-source dept.

Many sources are reporting that SpringSource has acquired Hyperic, creating a company that could go after IBM and Microsoft. SpringSource has long dreamed of being able to offer a complete open source solution that accelerates the entire build, run, manage Java application lifecycle, and Hyperic offers the last piece of the puzzle. "Regardless, the SpringSource/Hyperic combination creates a clear and present danger to IBM and Microsoft, two companies that have largely stood alone in the ability to build, run, and manage applications. It's also a significant boon to companies looking to open source to save money and improve productivity. Is it a sign of good things to come from not only SpringSource, but also open source, generally? Time will tell, but I suspect we're on the cusp of an aggressive and ambitious new phase in open-source competition."

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  1. watch out Redmond by justindarc · · Score: 4, Funny

    expecting chair storms

  2. You naysayers just don't get it by Daffy+Duck · · Score: 4, Funny

    Didn't you read the summary? These guys have long dreamed of being able to offer a solution. Plus they're totally unknown underdogs. That means they're just one montage away from coming out on top. Yay!

    1. Re:You naysayers just don't get it by cant_get_a_good_nick · · Score: 2, Funny

      Can the montage have the girls from baywatch running? They had the best montages...

  3. Re:Umm... by Volante3192 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Schrodinger's Article.

  4. Re:Two questions by 14erCleaner · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who the hell is Hyberic?

    It's spelled Hyperic. You're probably confusing it with hyperbolic, like this press release.

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  5. Wrong spelling... by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 4, Funny

    It sounds like Spring Source has really acquired lots of Hyperbole.

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  6. ....And pigs will fly out my ass..... by mevets · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is that a swine flu reference?

  7. Re:UGH what happened to this site? by Daffy+Duck · · Score: 2, Funny

    So long, Anonymous Coward. We'd miss you if we knew who you were.

  8. Re:Umm... by afabbro · · Score: 4, Funny

    They are also the market leader for maximizing synergy in cross-platform, dynamic object-oriented open source mindshare solutions.

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  9. Blasphemy by jason.sweet · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's more to life and computers than Java.

    Let us pray so that this evil will be striken from our eyes:

    Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of pointers, I will fear no leaks: For GC art with me...

  10. To SpringSource by tekiegreg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dear whatever no name company I've never heard of, heed my piece of advice:

    Be careful how you meddle in the affairs of extraterrestrial races you don't understand well, for your brain is highly assimilatable.

    Sincerely:



    Greg of Microsoft Borg, Drone in Unimatrix 22 subjunction 12

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  11. Re:Umm... by noidentity · · Score: 2, Funny

    Their influence can hardly be understated even if you have never used on their technologies directly.

    Sorry about my previous message; I see now that you were saying that they have so little influence that it cannot be understated.

  12. Re:Umm... by kv9 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I read the full article, jackass. Sorry to ruin your /. stereotype.

    you must be new here. oh, wait...

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