http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8213425.stm
The US Justice Department has given its approval for business software firm Oracle to take over computer hardware software maker Sun Microsystems.
The $7.4bn (£4.5bn) deal was agreed by the two in April this year, but still needs approval from the European Commission before it can be concluded.
The acquisition gives Oracle control over Java, a key programming language used in its products.
The takeover had been held up over questions about licensing Java.
The language is used in billions of electronic devices across the world.
That's the end of Java then. No doubt Oracle will want £1000 for every runtime. They make MS look like saints.
The US Justice Department has given its approval for business software firm Oracle to take over computer hardware software maker Sun Microsystems.
The $7.4bn (£4.5bn) deal was agreed by the two in April this year, but still needs approval from the European Commission before it can be concluded.
The acquisition gives Oracle control over Java, a key programming language used in its products.
The takeover had been held up over questions about licensing Java.
The language is used in billions of electronic devices across the world.
That's the end of Java then. No doubt Oracle will want £1000 for every runtime. They make MS look like saints.
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