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      • SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems’ scramble to find a suitor landed the slumping server and software maker in the arms of Oracle, which agreed to pay $7.4 billion in cash for Sun in a startling marriage that would transform Silicon Valley and the computing industry.
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      $7.4 billion Oracle-Sun deal shines light on changing tech world

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  3. www.seattletimes.com › business › microsoft$7.4 billion Oracle-Sun deal shines light on changing tech world

    Apr 21, 2009 · SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems’ scramble to find a suitor landed the slumping server and software maker in the arms of Oracle, which agreed to pay $7.4 billion in cash for Sun in a startling...

  4. www.zdnet.com › article › oracle-buys-sun-now-ownsOracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player

    • The Art of War
    • Making Sun More Efficient

    If you subscribe to the art of war approach to the tech sector, Ellison's move to buy Sun makes a lot of sense. To wit: 1. Oracle gets to annoy IBM---and own Java---over a few pennies a share more than Big Blue was willing to pay. 2. Oracle gets to kill MySQL. There's no way Ellison will let that open source database mess with the margins of his da...

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    Catz said Oracle will fund the Sun purchase with a mix of cash and debt. Catz added that Oracle will "run Sun at substantially higher margins." That statement is pretty heady given that Sun is losing money For Sun, Oracle provides an exit from troubled negotiations with IBM. Big Blue was interested in Sun but bailed when the two sides couldn't agre...

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  5. thenextweb.com › news › oracle-acquire-sunOracle to acquire Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion - TNW

    Apr 20, 2009 · Oracle to acquire Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion. Sun Microsystems directors have approved Oracle Corporation’s bid of $7.4 billion ($9.50 a share) or $5.6 billion after including...

  6. www.computerworld.com › article › 1550799Update: Oracle buying Sun in $7.4B deal – Computerworld

    Apr 20, 2009 · Oracle Corp. plans to acquire Sun Microsystems Inc. for $7.4 billion, picking up what might prove to be a software treasure trove that includes the popular MySQL open-source database as well...

  7. www.cnet.com › tech › tech-industryOracle-Sun deal gets EU approval, finally - CNET

    Jan 21, 2010 · The European Commission has officially approved the Oracle-Sun merger, paving the way for Oracle to take over Sun Microsystems in a deal valued at more than $7 billion.

  8. www.cnet.com › tech › tech-industryOracle to buy Sun in $7.4 billion deal - CNET

    Apr 20, 2009 · 3 min read. Sun Microsystems. This story has been updated. See below for details. Oracle, not IBM, will be buying Sun Microsystems. Oracle and Sun announced Monday that they have entered into a...

  9. www.marketwatch.com › story › can-oracle-completeOracle may be hard pressed to hit deadline for Sun merger

    SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - When Oracle Corp. acknowledged two weeks ago that the Justice Department was extending an antitrust review of its planned merger with Sun Microsystems Inc., the...

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