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Whatever else you might think, you can't help but be impressed by someone selling MySQL to Sun for $1 billion, forking it and then taking it public effectively
by cletus 5y ago
Whatever else you might think, you can't help but be impressed by someone selling MySQL to Sun for $1 billion, forking it and then taking it public effectively selling it again.
Respect.
- acomjean 5y agoI thought Oracle bought it. I think I had to make an account to download something. And I think it was Oracle that bought the MySql user group (I attended a couple meetings) pizza. I was the interface between Oracle Sales and management at a start up a long time ago. It was weird. They offer technical help to use their API, (so its harder to switch away, I was told by my boss). We were on using on a trial basis. They seemed to want to charge based on CPU speed of the computer installed on. The startup ran out of money...
- e12e 5y agoSun bought mysql, oracle bought Sun. https://www.e-channelnews.com/sun-microsystems-to-acquire-mysql/ https://www.e-channelnews.com/sun-microsystems-to-acquire-my... https://www.oracle.com/corporate/pressrelease/oracle-buys-sun-042009.html https://www.oracle.com/corporate/pressrelease/oracle-buys-su... But it was close 2008 and 2009 I believe.
- aliswe 5y agoThere's always a bigger fish!