Sun Microsystems to cut up to 6,000 jobs – Nov. 14, 2008.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Software and computer networking company Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced Friday it will cut up to 18%, or 6,000, of its staff in a cost-cutting move.

放一陣子看看另外幾大巨頭會不會也 cut jobs 吧

Google, Microsoft, IBM, Yahoo, …etc

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SANTA CLARA, CA January 16, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world’s fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun’s position in enterprise IT to now include the $15 billion database market. Today’s announcement reaffirms Sun’s position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.

MySQL 官方消息： http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/sun-to-acquire-mysql.html

Sun 的官方消息：http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/presskits/2008-0116/index.jsp?intcmp=hp2008jan16_mysql_learn

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Sun MicroSystems 依間公司又再次閒來無事，有正事沒有專心走去做，而總是在做小動作為產品代號改名字。

只不過今次正在市場上買賣的被改代號的產品，不是軟件或硬件，而是在交易所流通的股票。

Sun Microsystems to Change Stock Ticker Symbol to JAVA

Ubiquity of Java Technology Brand Connects Sun to Investors, Consumers and Opportunities

SANTA CLARA, Calif. August 23, 2007 Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced that it will change its Nasdaq stock ticker symbol from SUNW to JAVA, the ubiquitous technology and brand it created in 1995. The stock ticker change will go into effect for the trading community on Monday, August 27, 2007.

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最最基本的，實用的，簡單的，極度平凡而合理的功能總是不會加到 JRE 當中。
可有可無的，花考的，繁復的，意想不到而令人驚喜的意想不到的功能卻總會在下一個版本出現。

好多人都想有但係等極都無嘅例子

• Better AWT (舊版沒有 tray)
• JVM uptime
• System uptime
• JVM Process ID
• Child Process ID
• Better OS Integration /Platform Optional Feature
• SwingWorker (6.0)
• 簡單的 IPC

唔係一般需要，係就係好正，但係唔係個個用得著，又幫唔到上面的需要

• Swing
• Script Engine
• Change of Syntax
• Java Web Start
• Pack200

最後，有需要的人就會開始用Ｄ奇奇怪怪的方法去做 work around。例如：

• JVM uptime / System uptime
  • 因為 currentTimeMillis 唔單止唔多準確，而且會因改 clock 而錯誤
  • 自己寫 JNI wrapper ，整 DLL/SO ，拿 system uptime.
• JVM Process ID
  • 有人用 unix $$ 放入 properties，但係好重 OS dependences (windows 不能)
  • 有人用 create subprocess, 再叫個 subprocess return 個 ppid…
  • 有人又寫 JNI…..
• Child Process ID
  • 有人走去用 external command list 曬所有 pid, 再段估
• Better OS Integration /Platform Optional Feature
  • 簡單如 COPY FILE  沒有；OS 的 copy 是包括 copy security/secondary stream 和其他 meta data 的
  • Kill process
  • Window Docking 之類

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