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Toon · #1 (**permalink**) 16-01-2008, 07:23 PM

Sun Picks Up MySQL For $1 Billion; Open Source Is A Legitimate Business Model

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The big news this morning is that open source database startup MySQL finally found a year’s worth of rumors that they were mulling over an initial public offering. Sun Microsystems has acquired them instead, for $1 billion. MySQL had raised a total of $39 million from Benchmark, Index, IVP, Intel, and SAP.

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jontywagener · #2 (**permalink**) 12-03-2008, 04:19 PM

hmm, i c they have made the purchase at US$1 billion

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