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DOJ Gives Oracle Approval To Buy Sun

k33l0r writes "The BBC is reporting that the US Justice Department has approved Oracle's takeover of Sun Microsystems. The acquisition gives Oracle control over (or a leading role in), among other things, Java, MySQL, (Open)Solaris, ZFS, OpenOffice, and the NetBeans IDE. 'The European Commission has still to rule on the deal, a step that will be required before it can close. That body has indicated it will issue an initial opinion on Sept. 3, according to the Wall Street Journal. It may OK the deal at that time or launch a four-month probe of it. ... The Justice Department ruling came earlier than expected, a possible response to Sun's declining revenues and precarious business position in a steep recession, as the required reviews proceeded.' We first discussed the deal back when it was announced in April."

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  1. You're not the boss of me! by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hey DOJ, why don't you come suck my dick? What's that? You're sorry about stopping the merger? Oh, thanks for being so apologetic. Kiss my ass, you little faggot! That's right. Oracle is your master now, bitch. Yeah, go cry like a baby to your mommy. Fucking pussy.

    Suck my crystal balls, you worthless piece of shit. Then tell me you want to stop me from purchasing Sun Microsystems. Why are you squinting? Is the SUN in your eyes? Or is that my OH OH OH spooge all over your goddamn face?

    What, EU? You want some of this too?

  2. Re:What about Java by speedtux · · Score: 0, Troll

    Anything they do to it is likely an improvement. They could start by deprecating about 90% of the APIs. Rolling the language back to 1.5 might be a good idea, too.