While Oracle and Sun Microsystems are hailing Oracle’s purchase of Sun as a big boost for Java, others are not so sure. Some with stake in the Java ecosystem are questioning what kind of control ...

The seeds for the infringement suit against Google and Android were sown at Sun, but it took Oracle's financial power to bring them to fruition. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

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When Oracle announced it was buying Sun and taking stewardship of Java there were a lot of concerned open-source software fans. But, two and a half years on, Oracle is doing a fine job of steering ...

Sun Chairman Scott McNealy (left) with Oracle chief Larry Ellison. With the move- valued at $7.4 billion including Sun's debt - Oracle also becomes a full-fledged hardware player. Oracle has been ...

Less clear is the future for Sun's hardware product lines, especially its server products, and what the acquisition means for Sun's hardware channel partners. On Monday, Oracle and Sun stunned the ...