Hey look! I've got an opinion on MySQL too!
As far as I can tell, this doesn't change anything except that Sun will begin to collect the support contract revenue.
I suspect that even if Sun did absolutely nothing to the code, this purchase would pay for itself eventually, but I'm confident that Sun/MySQL will not sit on their hands. Which makes me think there's a lot more coming back from this.
So as MySQL gets better, more support contracts, more money. I simply cannot see this as a bad thing.
Dropping a $billion might be a bit shocking, but it smacks of fantastic financial health to me. They either have it in cash, or they have a plan good enough to convince a lender that it was a great idea. Either way, it still means Sun has the means to spend the money to make money.
I was trying to post this in response to Ben Rockwood but all I got was "Spam is not appreciated" so I must have done something wrong at some point.
So there it is. My opinion. It's not deep, or well-reasoned. But it's mine.
