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      • On a conference call Monday, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said Java and Solaris were the two main reasons Oracle purchased Sun, a move that is in line with Oracle’s acquisition strategy to buy companies with “market-leading products.”

      Update: Oracle buying Sun in $7.4B deal - Computerworld

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Acquisition_of_SunAcquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation

    On April 20, 2009, Sun and Oracle announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle would acquire Sun for $9.50 a share in cash. Net of Sun's cash and debt, this amounted to a $5.6 billion offer from Oracle.

  4. www.oracle.com › oracle-buys-sun-042009Oracle Buys Sun

    Apr 20, 2009 · Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) 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.

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  6. 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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  7. www.cnet.com › culture › oracle-buys-sun-becomesOracle buys Sun, becomes hardware company - CNET

    Oracle announced Wednesday it completed its acquisition of Sun Microsystems in a deal valued at more than $7 billion, a move that transforms the database and business-software giant into a...

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sun_MicrosystemsSun Microsystems - Wikipedia

    On November 9, 2009, the Commission issued a statement of objections relating to the acquisition of Sun by Oracle. [106] Finally, on January 21, 2010, the European Commission approved Oracle's acquisition of Sun.

  9. techcrunch.com › 2009/04/20 › oracle-to-buy-sun-holdOracle To Buy Sun For Approximately $7.4 Billion – Hold On To ...

    Apr 20, 2009 · Oracle Corporation is to buy Sun Microsystems for $9.50 a share in a deal valued at approximately $7.4 billion, just a few weeks after a deal by IBM to buy Sun fell apart. It looks like...

  10. money.cnn.com › 2009/04/20 › technologyOracle to buy Sun Microsystems in $7.4 billion deal - Apr. 20 ...

    Apr 20, 2009 · Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy rival Sun Microsystems in a deal worth $7.4 billion.

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