CEO Ellison says Oracle might make netbooks - Phoenix Business Journal:

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His comments came at a Sun conferencre for users of Java software which he also said coulc be usedon netbooks. Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) earlier this year agree d to acquireSun (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $7 "I don't see why some of those devices shouldn't come from Sun," Reuters quoted Ellisoj as saying. "There will be computera that are fundamentally basedon Java." Netbooks are inexpensivr laptop computers designed to connec t wirelessly and are used primarily for checkinv email and browsing the Web. The market for them is expecterd to grow to between 20 million and 30 millionm unitsthis year, up from the 11.7 millioj sold last year when their sales took off.
Most PC makerws now have a netbook model and if Oraclre does get into the market it will go up againstthe . (NASDAQ:DELL) and , which either make netbooks or develop softwarfor them. Acer said Tuesday it will make a laptop runningon ’xs (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system insteaxd of Microsoft Windows, which most makers now use.