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        <title>Monopoly?</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[Monopoly is bas for all, i think. Watching for thé best for customers is just a bad reason...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:15:00 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>qewrty azerty</jf:author>
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        <title>Re: E.U. requirements may force Oracle to drop Sun deal</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[Perhaps after dropping the deal, SUN will get into trouble but I believe if it doesn't the future of Java will be darken. Even if Oracle has many great products in the world but they will change Java into something that make programmers turn into another...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:46:05 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:date>Nov 10, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Mohammad Norouzi</jf:author>
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        <title>strange...</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[One of the most conflicting facts is that the majority of EU - agencies currently use and developer services with Oracle products - spending quite a lot of money on DB's + application servers + business tools....]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:09:16 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>Paris Apostolopoulos</jf:author>
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        <title>Re: Not funny</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[I thought you guys are concerned about the future of Java and MySQL. So why not be concerned about the state of SUN.  Or are you just resistant to this deal because it's Oracle acquiring SUN?  ...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:22:18 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:date>Nov 5, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Anthony Rivera</jf:author>
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        <title>Re: Not funny</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[<blockquote>EU taking time is hurting sun.  If oracle backs off, then Sun is left is a very weakened state.  Who does that help?  How doe that foster competition?<br><br></blockquote>...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:10:59 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>Andrew Thompson</jf:author>
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        <title>Re: Not funny</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[EU taking time is hurting sun.  If oracle backs off, then Sun is left is a very weakened state.  Who does that help?  How doe that foster competition?...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:58:27 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:date>Nov 5, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Phil Swenson</jf:author>
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        <title>even they had problen with peoplesoft</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[EU had problem with Oracle buying peoplesoft. IBM buying something or mircosoft is doing everything wrong. What on the earth they have right to demand so much!!! just plain locking style of Europe. ...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:58:18 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:date>Nov 4, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:author>nn</jf:author>
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        <title>Re: E.U. requirements may force Oracle to drop Sun deal</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[Without passing judgment on either approach, I will say that the US and the EU look at different aspects of an acquisition.  The US cares about how a potential monopoly might affect consumers (not a lot of consumers here), while the EU cares about how a...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:35:19 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>pvarhol</jf:author>
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        <title>Re: Not funny</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[<blockquote><blockquote>EU sucks as usual. They have tons of problem with every big companies doing business in Europe. <br><br>If Oracle &#38; SUN merger fails SUN will be in big trouble so does Java. It is not like Java will die but people working SUN...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:31:10 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:date>Nov 4, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:author>shawn spencer</jf:author>
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        <title>Re: Not funny</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[<blockquote>EU sucks as usual. They have tons of problem with every big companies doing business in Europe. <br><br>If Oracle &#38; SUN merger fails SUN will be in big trouble so does Java. It is not like Java will die but people working SUN will get big...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:25:42 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>shawn spencer</jf:author>
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        <title>How about a bailout?</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[O man, Let's print some more greenbacks and pump it into Sun. We raise some salaries and call it a healthy job savings success story. We need a software zar to regulate the ESB channels. Isn't this what we call social software?]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:12:46 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:date>Nov 4, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Florin Gheorghies</jf:author>
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        <title>Alternative</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[Well, what's the alternative, really? Sun has taken very heavy damage due to the two subsequent acquisition attempts. It's not like they make bad hard- or software so it's not "worthless". They could adapt a Red Hat-like model for it's software and adapt...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:56:52 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:date>Nov 4, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Daniel Pfeifer</jf:author>
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        <title>Not funny</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[EU sucks as usual. They have tons of problem with every big companies doing business in Europe. ...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:39:47 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:date>Nov 4, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:author>nn</jf:author>
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        <title>or ...</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[Or, it could allow IBM to acquire the Java part of Sun.]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:28:57 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:date>Nov 4, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Rusty Wright</jf:author>
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        <title>Re: E.U. requirements may force Oracle to drop Sun deal</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=58392</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[Not funny at all. If the acquisition gets dropped, then it could cause great damage to Sun/Java/Solaris.]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:02:21 -0500</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:date>Nov 4, 2009</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Ashwin Jayaprakash</jf:author>
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