Is this a record for FP in the real world ?

From: Faust
Subject: Is this a record for FP in the real world ?
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 23:07:09 +0000
Message-ID: <k7fir8iq.fsf@optushome.com.au>

A start up using Erlang ( for fault tolerant servers ) was sold for a billion
kronor.

Is this the record for a FP ?

( I know that Paul Graham sold his lisp based company to Yahoo for 
30 million US$)

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Summer grasses,
All that remains
Of soldier's dreams
(Basho trans. Stryk)

Re: Is this a record for FP in the real world ? aasman
- Re: Is this a record for FP in the real world ? Ng Pheng Siong

From: aasman
Subject: Re: Is this a record for FP in the real world ?
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 12:02:45 +0000
Message-ID: <3e61f35a$0$49104$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>

what was the name of this company?

"Faust" <·······@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
·················@optushome.com.au...
>
> A start up using Erlang ( for fault tolerant servers ) was sold for a
billion
> kronor.
>
> Is this the record for a FP ?
>
> ( I know that Paul Graham sold his lisp based company to Yahoo for
> 30 million US$)
>
> --
>
> natsu-gusa ya   / tsuwamono-domo-ga   / yume no ato
> summer grasses  / strong ones         / dreams site
>
> Summer grasses,
> All that remains
> Of soldier's dreams
> (Basho trans. Stryk)

From: Ng Pheng Siong
Subject: Re: Is this a record for FP in the real world ?
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 12:51:01 +0000
Message-ID: <b3sunl$mu7$1@reader01.singnet.com.sg>

According to aasman <······@xs4all.nl>:
> what was the name of this company?
> 
> "Faust" <·······@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
> ·················@optushome.com.au...
> >
> > A start up using Erlang ( for fault tolerant servers ) was sold for a
> billion
> > kronor.

A while ago, there was this Swedish company called Bluetail which was
acquired by Alteon, reportedly for 100+ mil USD.


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