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rbanffy on May 1, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Joining Sun Microsystems – 40 years ago (2022)

Never underestimate the value of luck and of being in the right place at the right time. Larry doesn’t have to understand everything - he pays people to understand the things he doesn’t. His main expertise now is with racing boats.

sys_64738 on May 1, 2025 [–]

If that makes you feel better then good luck with that. I'd love to have his luck then.

rbanffy on May 1, 2025 | [–]

Remember he bought Sun in part to be able to kill MySQL? I do.

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