Facebook = $15 billion.
MySQL = $1 billion?
The world is a messed up place.
The world is a messed up place.
Compared to Oracle's market cap of $113 billion, MySQL is a relative bargain.
And while their business models are different, Sun is in a position to make a major dent in Oracle's client base.
With Sun behind them, it's easier for big enterprise customers to go along with MySQL instead of Oracle; support costs for using MySQL are also cheaper.
The net effect will be more profits for Sun overall.
We read all the time about number 1 or number 2, but companies survive or die based on profitability and fiscal responsibility, not market position.
Also, revenue model != revenue or, more importantly, earnings. And whether a company has a good revenue model is at best peripherally related to how accurately it's valued.