Category Archives: Companies

Various thoughts about various companies

The Decline of MySQL ?

Posted on November 6, 2010 by daleV

A fellow worker showed me Oracle’s MySQL pricing with their new pricing information yesterday. The prices were higher, and showed a change in what is included with licenses. I admit, I was a little surprised. After all, MySQL is supposedly … Continue reading →

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Google Won’t Search

Posted on March 17, 2010 by daleV

Instead of a portal, I use Google as my home page in my browser. I like the clean look, and when I’m looking for something, I don’t want to be distracted by a lot of information that you would find … Continue reading →

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Oracle acquires Sun

Posted on January 28, 2010 by daleV

Wow, this is big. It is no secret that Sun has fallen on some tough times lately. Sun had a total revenue of $11.45 billion last year down from $13.88 billion the year before. In contrast, Oracle’s last year revenues … Continue reading →

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Microsoft OEM version

Posted on September 29, 2009 by daleV

I called Microsoft Customer Support the other day.   I was impressed.  I got an actual person to talk to in a relatively short time after going through the usual  telephone system automatic pick a number if it fits your … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Office free?

Posted on May 3, 2009 by daleV

Microsoft is scrambling to get out its replacement operating system for Vista to bring up its revenues.  The replacement, Windows 7,  will try to get corporate America and the government weaned away from XP.  Vista has largely failed to meet … Continue reading →

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