[THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun
- From: Warren Simondson <caditc@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:31:42 +1000
I hoping to release it once I get the kinks out - so stay iTuned.
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Warren Simondson
Ctrl-Alt-Del IT Consultancy Pty Ltd
Website: http://www.ctrl-alt-del.com.au
Quoting "Douglas A. Brown" <dbrown@xxxxxxxxx>:
> mmmmm.... That sounds weird Warren... I don't know about you... ;)
> Will we find this "app" on the App Store anytime soon??? Of course,
> once you get the "driver" working?
>
>
> DB
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Warren Simondson
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 1:17 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun
>
> I was in the middle of creating a plug and play device for my wife's
> iphone called a flexible
> oscillating erectile comforter, but the driver would keep failing.
>
> --
> Warren Simondson
>
> Ctrl-Alt-Del IT Consultancy Pty Ltd
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>
> Quoting "Douglas A. Brown" <dbrown@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > now that would be cool but can't apple just turn the iPhone in to
> the
> > wii? they don't need Nintendo, do they? heck, with the 3.0
> > release of the iPhone will come new rights for ISVs which allows
> them
> > to create more detailed plug-in for the iPhone. For example,
> > someone will be able to create a blood pressure reader and have it
> > plug directory in to the bottom of the iPhone. OR, they could
> > create a steering wheel, joy sticks, all sorts of stuff as now you
> > have the ability to plug in to the device, where currently we
> can't
> > do that. Imagine a box, like the old Atari where you just slap
> the
> > iPhone in the box uses it but also has its own added processing
> and
> > graphics power. Other than the games I don't see why they would
> want
> > Nintendo. Maybe customer base but come on, Apple has EVERY one,
> > except for the Gates and Ballmer families, as customers in some
> way.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I think the iPhone 3.0 will really change a lot. It will be
> flipping
> > cool to see the devices people make for it. I can think of a slew.
>
> > The box is open with 3.0 OS and the SDK... (almost, I want
> background
> > processes but then that would destroy battery life and I would
> love
> > to see Apple open the app store but then they have to bend over
> for
> > ATT&T, which I find funny. ATT&T should do what Apple wants vs.
> the
> > other.
> >
> >
> >
> > DB
> >
> >
> >
> > Douglas A. Brown
> > CEO and Founder
> >
> > Microsoft MVP, Windows Server
> > Citrix Technology Professional
> >
> > DABCC, Inc.
> >
> > Phone: (954) 778-9558
> > Fax: (941) 827-9073
> >
> > E-mail: dbrown@xxxxxxxxx
> >
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> >
> >
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> > Behalf Of Greg Reese
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:12 AM
> > To: Thin
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun
> >
> >
> >
> > I still want to see Apple buy nintendo. The wii joins the appletv,
> > iPhone and ds combine. Nintendo game downloads on iTunes.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >
> > On Apr 20, 2009, at 10:14 PM, "Douglas A. Brown"
> <dbrown@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > I agree with you Steve. Oracle is one of the biggest funders and
> > participants in the Xen open source project, and many others...
> I
> > have a good friend that works there now, in the Oracle VM group,
> and
> > he is constantly telling me how much they love open-source...
> >
> >
> >
> > I think this is a very interesting buy. However, I wish
> Microsoft
> > would have bought them and just shut them down. I wish Gates
> would
> > have spent his money (billions) on just buying up all the
> > competition... lol... A billion here, 5 billion there... I'm a
> PC.
> > LOL!
> >
> >
> >
> > DB
> >
> >
> >
> > Douglas A. Brown
> > CEO and Founder
> >
> > Microsoft MVP, Windows Server
> > Citrix Technology Professional
> >
> > DABCC, Inc.
> >
> > Phone: (954) 778-9558
> > Fax: (941) 827-9073
> >
> > E-mail: dbrown@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> > LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/dabcc
> >
> > Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/douglasabrown
> >
> > Web: http://www.dabcc.com
> >
> >
> >
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Steve Greenberg
> > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 11:09 PM
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun
> >
> >
> >
> > I seriously doubt Oracle will kill long standing OPEN SOURCE
> > projects!!
> >
> >
> >
> > Steve Greenberg
> >
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> >
> >
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Greg Reese
> > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 5:02 PM
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun
> >
> >
> >
> > You can kiss MySQL goodbye too. IBM might try to take over
> > OpenOffice if possible.
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms
> > <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry here is the link to the press release
> >
> > http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363
> > Jim Kenzig
> > Blog: http://www.techblink.com
> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kenzig
> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/InternetPilot
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Jim Kenzig <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > This is so terrible in so many ways. I proclaim Java to be on its
> > deathbed. Openoffice will die a slow death also. My Sun severs are
> > weeping.
> >
> > Jim Kenzig
> > Please excuse any typos.
> > Sent from my iPod
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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