On Thu, 2010-04-01 at 21:58 +0100, Nathan Rixham wrote: > Daevid Vincent wrote: > > http://tokutek.com/2010/04/tokutek-acquires-oracle/ > > > > April 1, 2010, Totutek, Inc., announced the acquisition of Oracle > > Corporation. "Tokutek has long been a supporter of open-source software" > > said John Partridge, CEO of Tokutek. "Oracle is an innovative small company > > the develops database front ends such as MySQL. Tokutek intends to continue > > developing the MySQL technology and expand our commitment to open-soure > > software." Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's role has not been determined. Other > > than a statement that the transaction is an all-stock transaction, terms of > > the transaction were not disclosed. > > > > http://planet.mysql.com/ > > > > but sadly.. > > "Tokutek's acquisitions of Oracle, Apple, HP, Microsoft and Google were > today blocked by the European Union on the basis that the announced > acquisitions were 'in bad taste'. " > > http://tokutek.com/2010/04/tokuteks-acquisitions-blocked-by-eu/ > > shame > An April fools? It looks decidedly odd... Speaking of which, has anyone checked out Googles new Animal Translate? :p Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
