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title: European Union Formally Objects To Oracle Acquisition Of Sun
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# [European Union Formally Objects To Oracle Acquisition Of Sun](https://www.ironpaper.com/current/2009/11/european-union-formally-objects-to-oracle-acquisition-of-sun)

 Written by [Ironpaper](https://www.ironpaper.com/current/author/admin) | Nov 10, 2009 5:30:51 AM

European Union regulators finally make a clear and formal objection to Oracle's acquisition of Sun. The central focus of the EU's concern dealt with the open source MySQL database product.

The U.S. Justice Department has taken that firm stance that they believe the merger is not anticompetitive.

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