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Douglas A. Brown
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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Warren Simondson
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 1:17 AM
To: thin@freelists.org
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
Website: http://www.ctrl-alt-del.com.au
Quoting "Douglas A. Brown" <dbrown@dabcc.com>:
> 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@dabcc.com
>
> LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/dabcc
>
> Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/douglasabrown
>
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>
>
> From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] 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@dabcc.com>
> 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@dabcc.com
>
> LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/dabcc
>
> Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/douglasabrown
>
> Web: http://www.dabcc.com
>
>
>
> From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org]
> On Behalf Of Steve Greenberg
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 11:09 PM
> To: thin@freelists.org
> 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@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org]
> On Behalf Of Greg Reese
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 5:02 PM
> To: thin@freelists.org
> 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@gmail.com> 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@gmail.com>
> 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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