EC Formally Objects To Oracle's Purchase of SunThe EC has
presented Oracle and Sun with a statement of objections. Despite the
promotion of former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos, the statement seems to focus entirely on what many have feared: MySQL vs. Oracle databases.
From
Sun's 8-K SEC filing:'The Statement of Objections sets out the Commission's preliminary assessment regarding, and is limited to, the combination of Sun's open source MySQL database product with Oracle's enterprise database products and its potential negative effects on competition in the market for database products.'
The EU and the EC are getting a rep for
disagreeing with US counterparts." On Monday afternoon the DoJ
reiterated its support for the deal. Matthew Aslett has a
helpful timeline of the action from the EC.
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