Sun Acquires MySQL
Sun Microsystems has purchased MySQL for $1 billion dollars. That sounds like a lot of money but. considering the popularity of MySQL, I think it was a bargain for Sun.
What does the purchase mean for developers? Nothing yet.
It’s as if your favorite restaurant just got a new head chef but the menu is the same. Some of the dishes may change slightly over time—you might not notice. Someday the chef may decide to make more radical changes, even revise the whole menu. Changes to the kitchen operations and to the food may improve the quality and service of the restaurant, or it could hurt it. But for the near future, you can still order your favorite dish, pretty much the way you’ve always had it.
