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The Oracle-Sun Deal, the EU, and Open Source

The European Union said yesterday it has a bit of a problem with the $7.4 Billion merger between Oracle and still-industry-giant Sun Microsystems over anticompetitive issues. There may indeed by issues regarding decreased competition as a result of the merger, but the reasons the EU’s Executive Committee cited in their November 9, 2009, statement of [...]