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Could the EU Block the Oracle-Sun Deal?

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Masoud Kalali replied on Thu, 2009/10/22 - 4:31pm

I think EU will not block the merger, the merger is in good fait for everyone using MySQL and Java or having plan to use them.

With the man power and investment ORACLE will put behindJava, Soalris and MySQL we will see some differences in few years.

The thing that make me wonder is the reaction from ORACLE if (a distant possibility)  EU block the deal.



Jilles Van Gurp replied on Fri, 2009/10/23 - 10:50am

It's hard to predict what they will do of course. However, Oracle is now being watched more carefully. Whether or not the acquisition goes through, that means that they risk being more exposed to EU scrutiny. Experiences of MS in the past have shown that they have patience and determination to make companies change course. Bad news for an aggressive Oracle buying competitors left and right. So in the end, deciding to kill off Mysql is something that is unlikely to happen since they'd expose themselves to years of court room exposure.

vlad varnica replied on Wed, 2009/10/28 - 5:48am

How EU can block a merge which has been already approved by USA. This EU commission behavior is today pathetic !!

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