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Sun Buys MySQL for $1B and Wall Street Mourns
Source:GigaOM Sun Microsystems said today it would pay $1 billion to buy privately held open-source database maker MySQL, a move that strengthens Sun’s ability to offer an alternative to prop...read more
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Topic(s): google, goog, infrastructure, java, articles, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems, MySQL, Kevin Harvey, N, Peter Falvey, Revolution Partners
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The Operators vs. the Media Brands
Source:GigaOM The communications and media/online industries are at loggerheads, and how this battle shapes up over the course of the next few months will define they we way will consume media, ente...read more
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5 Who Won’t Appreciate Google Android
Source:GigaOM Open-source efforts bring with them numerous advantages, and Android, the Open Handset Alliance's open and free mobile platform that's backed by Google and 30 other technology and mobi...read more
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Wireless Auctions Aren’t for Wimps
Source:GigaOM Frontline Wireless’ decision to bow out of the 700 MHz auction proves that in the Wild West of spectrum speculation, only the bold need apply. Frontline dropped out of the aucti...read more
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Topic(s): google, mobile, goog, articles, at&t, clearwire, T, Aloha Partners, Frontline Wireless, Craig McCaw
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Jango and Seeqpod Hope to Monetize Music
Source:GigaOM Online music discovery and sharing sites are a dime a dozen, but they still continue to launch. For those watching this phenomenon and wondering why new startups keep entering a crowde...read more
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Microsoft Searches for Fast Growth With $1.2B Deal
Source:GigaOM On Feb. 1, Earth2Tech editor Katie Fehrenbacher will be moderating a panel on alternative energy for mobile devices at the first-ever Greener Gadgets conference in NYC. For more detai...read more
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Yahoo’s Baby Steps to Phone 2.0
Source:GigaOM Champions of a more open Internet could take a small bit of cheer from Yahoo’s plans, unveiled today, to open up its mobile platform to third-party developers. But the lack of a ...read more
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