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Oracle To Stop Developing Sun Virtualization Technologies

Posted by samzenpus on from the end-of-the-line dept.

hypnosec writes "Oracle will soon be announcing its decision to stop development of Sun virtualization technologies including Sun Ray Software and Hardware, Oracle Virtual Desktop Client, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) product lines. In an update to its support policies [Oracle support login required] for virtualization software and hardware, the database company has revealed that this decision is a result of its efforts to 'tightly align Oracle's future desktop virtualization portfolio investments with Oracle Corporation's overall core business strategy.'"

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  1. Wait... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Oracle had a business strategy beyond "turn everything we touch into shit"?

  2. Soon they kill Solaris by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This coming on the heals of XenServer going open source.
    As soon as they realize the futile effort of supporting Sun hardware (Niagara, Sparc) and Solaris which are not selling well, they will also cease supporting them as well.
    Frankly, I think IBM would have been a better company to have owned Sun and its assets.

  3. Re:Fuck you Oracle by BitZtream · · Score: 5, Insightful

    For reference, what your post tells others is that you started this Internet thing late and missed the era where Sun was one of the big boys in the server and workstation arenas.

    Just because you were only around for their decline doesn't mean thats the way it always ways :)

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