SUN要被Oracle收购了！祝福新Oracle公司！！
IBM要收购SUN的新闻，前段时间传得很火爆。我私下有些隐隐的担忧，由于SUN和IBM之间有太多的重叠了，如果SUN被IBM收购了，那么SPARC芯片和操作系统Solaris的命运，显然就要被doom掉了，世界上就会少一款出色的芯片，同时也会少一个出色的操作系统。现在和Oracle合并，我觉得是一件好事，当然除IBM以外。
IBM是IT行业的老大，这是毫无疑问的，它什么都有，从硬件到软件。现在总部同处硅谷的Oracle收购了SUN(IBM的总部不再硅谷，据一个在美国的朋友说是在美东的某处，很多IBM员工都不知道他们的总部在什么地方。另：SUN和Oracle的合作一直良好，可能是因为它们之间有太强的互补性了)，那么Oracle也就什么都有了，这便有足够的资本和IBM抗衡，并势必会引发激烈的竞争，而这种竞争对于我们广大的用户来说，是绝对有好处的。
由此回想当年，伟大的DEC被Comaq收购的时候，很多人包括我就很担心alpha芯片和Digital Unix的命运，后来证明这种担心不是多余的，要知道alpha芯片是当时最出色的芯片(唯一的毛病就是散热问题，所以当时DEC的小型机里面的风扇比别的小型机都要多)，后来彻底被Compaq毁掉了，殊为可惜！当时的新闻这是这样评价Compaq收购DEC的：“贵妇人DEC被暴发户Compaq搞掂了！”，暴发户毕竟是暴发户，不懂得欣赏“优雅”。(当然，暴发户如果懂得欣赏“优雅”，就不能算是暴发户了，角色是可以变化的，并非“王侯将相，宁有种乎”的一成不变)
再后来Compaq又被HP acquire掉了，这样DEC的影子就渐渐消失在人们的视野，不知道现在的同学们还是是否知道历史上曾经有个一个很伟大的DEC公司 - 伟大的VAX机器和alpha芯片的制造者？
DEC和SUN都是很多搞技术的人，当然也包括我非常敬重的公司。这次SUN被收购，不由得是我想起了以前的DEC，许多当时发生的事情，历历在目，犹如昨日，令人感叹。但我相信，SUN要比DEC幸运，因为它将和Oracle合并成为另外一个伟大的公司，SUN血液中的基因，将会在这个新的伟大的公司中得以传承和进化！
消息出处：http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2009-04/sunflash.20090420.1.xml
Oracle to Buy Sun
SANTA CLARA, Calif. April 20, 2009 Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) and Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun common stock for $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun's cash and debt.
"We expect this acquisition to be accretive to Oracle's earnings by at least 15 cents on a non-GAAP basis in the first full year after closing. We estimate that the acquired business will contribute over $1.5 billion to Oracle's non-GAAP operating profit in the first year, increasing to over $2 billion in the second year. This would make the Sun acquisition more profitable in per share contribution in the first year than we had planned for the acquisitions of BEA, PeopleSoft and Siebel combined," said Oracle President Safra Catz.
"The acquisition of Sun transforms the IT industry, combining best-in-class enterprise software and mission-critical computing systems," said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. "Oracle will be the only company that can engineer an integrated system - applications to disk - where all the pieces fit and work together so customers do not have to do it themselves. Our customers benefit as their systems integration costs go down while system performance, reliability and security go up."
There are substantial long-term strategic customer advantages to Oracle owning two key Sun software assets: Java and Solaris. Java is one of the computer industry's best-known brands and most widely deployed technologies, and it is the most important software Oracle has ever acquired. Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle's fastest growing business, is built on top of Sun's Java language and software. Oracle can now ensure continued innovation and investment in Java technology for the benefit of customers and the Java community.
The Sun Solaris operating system is the leading platform for the Oracle database, Oracle's largest business, and has been for a long time. With the acquisition of Sun, Oracle can optimize the Oracle database for some of the unique, high-end features of Solaris. Oracle is as committed as ever to Linux and other open platforms and will continue to support and enhance our strong industry partnerships.
"Oracle and Sun have been industry pioneers and close partners for more than 20 years," said Sun Chairman Scott McNealy. "This combination is a natural evolution of our relationship and will be an industry-defining event."
"This is a fantastic day for Sun's customers, developers, partners and employees across the globe, joining forces with the global leader in enterprise software to drive innovation and value across every aspect of the technology marketplace," said Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's CEO, "From the Java platform touching nearly every business system on earth, powering billions of consumers on mobile handsets and consumer electronics, to the convergence of storage, networking and computing driven by the Solaris operating system and Sun's SPARC and x64 systems. Together with Oracle, we'll drive the innovation pipeline to create compelling value to our customer base and the marketplace."
"Sun is a pioneer in enterprise computing, and this combination recognizes the innovation and customer success the company has achieved. Our largest customers have been asking us to step up to a broader role to reduce complexity, risk and cost by delivering a highly optimized stack based on standards," said Oracle President Charles Phillips. "This transaction will preserve and enhance investments made by our customers, while we continue to work with our partners to provide customers with choice."
The Board of Directors of Sun Microsystems has unanimously approved the transaction. It is anticipated to close this summer, subject to Sun stockholder approval, certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
There will be a conference call today to discuss the transaction at 5:30 a.m. Pacific time. Investors can listen to the conference call by dialing (719) 234-7870, passcode 923645. A replay will be available for 24 hours after the call ends at (719) 884-8882, passcode: 923645. A live audio webcast of the call will be made available at www.oracle.com/investor and a replay will be available for seven days after the call ends.