Oracle Faces Scrutiny Over Sun Deal

伊连

AUGUST 7, 2009, 3:21 P.M. ET
BY PEPPI KIVINIEMI AND JESSICA HODGSON

Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. is facing close antitrust scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, raising challenges for the company in closing the $7.4 billion deal within the timetable it gave investors.

The Redwood City, Calif.-based database giant said in June that although the U.S. Department of Justice had escalated an initial probe into the deal, it didn't expect the deal to be delayed beyond the end of the current fiscal quarter, in August.

But European Union regulators' interest in the deal, alongside that of their U.S. counterparts, means Oracle may struggle ...

来源: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124967216850215139.html

topspeed

伊连，Do you  browse the foreign news in English every day?

伊连

Sometimes, but not every day.
Since I don't have a TV, I need to know the world in some way.    

leap_飘雪

I don't like to browse the foreign news from some website, i like to read your note. It's easy.haha~    

火山岩

I think luagate and 晃晃 will be interested in this topic.  

晃晃

Yes, Sun is setting. It's ironic and sad to see this. Scott Mcnealy,  one of the co-founder of Sun, has mentored 75 CEOs for silicon valley. But Sun is being acquired due to its poor management.

伊连

It is very sad to see such things happen.