Thursday, June 08, 2006
The implications of Red Hats JBoss buy - Computer Business Review
The implications of Red Hats JBoss buy - Computer Business Review: "Red Hat's acquisition of JBoss will bring the company into direct competition with Oracle's Fusion Middleware products, which perhaps explains Ellison's eagerness to dismiss the fortunes of a company that it has previously been so close to.
'Is it possible that the dominant provider of databases feels pressure from its long-time partner, Red Hat, because of our recent purchase...?' asked Szulik in a letter to the FT responding to Ellison's interview, in which he also likened the proprietary software model - and Oracle - to the under-performing US car industry, before accusing the proprietary model of failing to serve its customers."
'Is it possible that the dominant provider of databases feels pressure from its long-time partner, Red Hat, because of our recent purchase...?' asked Szulik in a letter to the FT responding to Ellison's interview, in which he also likened the proprietary software model - and Oracle - to the under-performing US car industry, before accusing the proprietary model of failing to serve its customers."
