I like that quote in the interview: > Also, asked whether in hindsight he would have preferred Sun having been acquired by IBM (which pursued a deal to acquire

I like that quote in the interview: > Also, asked whether in hindsight he would have preferred Sun having been acquired by IBM (which pursued a deal to acquire Sun and then backed out late in the game) rather than Oracle, Gosling said he and at least Sun Chairman Scott McNealy debated the prospect. And the consensus, led by McNealy, was that although they said they believed "Oracle would be more savage, IBM would make more layoffs."