Comments on: I’m not worried at all. I think it’s great that Sun just bought MySQL for $1bb http://www.pythian.com/blogs/778/sun-mysql-acquisition News and views from Pythian DBAs Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:07:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Paul Vallee http://www.pythian.com/blogs/778/sun-mysql-acquisition#comment-150538 Paul Vallee Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:54:55 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/778/sun-mysql-acquisition#comment-150538 Yeah, you're right, I don't really see it as a great move for Sun. Well, it is a great move strategically to be sure. But they might have overpaid by 50% or more. That is a lot of zeros to show ROI for! :-) It is telling that the deal is all-cash in my opinion, as well. But I definitely think this will crank up MySQL's adoption rate and prospects The captcha is a bit of a pain, mostly because the words may not be decodable at all - there's no way for the engine to know in advance. The "recycle" graphic requests fresh word pairs and usually I can get some easy ones after one or two reloads. I'm actively looking to improve our commenting / captcha system so if you know one that you love I will gladly adopt it. This is the best we've tried so far, and it has the side benefit that we get to contribute to a book digitization effort. Paul Yeah, you’re right, I don’t really see it as a great move for Sun. Well, it is a great move strategically to be sure. But they might have overpaid by 50% or more. That is a lot of zeros to show ROI for! :-)

It is telling that the deal is all-cash in my opinion, as well.

But I definitely think this will crank up MySQL’s adoption rate and prospects

The captcha is a bit of a pain, mostly because the words may not be decodable at all - there’s no way for the engine to know in advance. The “recycle” graphic requests fresh word pairs and usually I can get some easy ones after one or two reloads.

I’m actively looking to improve our commenting / captcha system so if you know one that you love I will gladly adopt it. This is the best we’ve tried so far, and it has the side benefit that we get to contribute to a book digitization effort.

Paul

]]> By: jason arneil http://www.pythian.com/blogs/778/sun-mysql-acquisition#comment-150535 jason arneil Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:18:31 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/778/sun-mysql-acquisition#comment-150535 Interesting you are looking at it as a great move by MySQL, rather than a great move by Sun. I think it's a lot of money for something available for free, I suppose the money is to be made on the support, or is it some enterprises can only use something that has a price tag associated with it? I think that ROI might be a long time coming. That being said, I think Sun has come out the other side of a period of decline after the dot-com bubble, maybe I'm not being farsighted enough in seeing what a good move this is. I'll certainly be keen to see what Sun insiders say about it. Oh, your captcha is a real pain, it really is at times difficult to make out the words. Interesting you are looking at it as a great move by MySQL, rather than a great move by Sun. I think it’s a lot of money for something available for free, I suppose the money is to be made on the support, or is it some enterprises can only use something that has a price tag associated with it?

I think that ROI might be a long time coming. That being said, I think Sun has come out the other side of a period of decline after the dot-com bubble, maybe I’m not being farsighted enough in seeing what a good move this is. I’ll certainly be keen to see what Sun insiders say about it.

Oh, your captcha is a real pain, it really is at times difficult to make out the words.

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