From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Chris Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org> |
Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Oracle buys Innobase |
Date: | 2005-10-17 18:44:24 |
Message-ID: | 10656.1129574664@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Chris Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org> writes:
> tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us (Tom Lane) writes:
>> I've been trying to figure out what it is that Oracle gets out of
>> this, assuming that they don't see MySQL as a serious threat to
>> their core business.
> [ snip ]
> Of course, if the "ability to support R/3" requires InnoDB stuff, then
> this means Oracle just did a nice job of cutting off this strategy...
Ah-hah. *Now* it's all clear: an alternative to Oracle for SAP would
definitely be a strong threat to Oracle's bottom line. I think we just
found the real motivation.
(BTW, has anyone looked lately to see how far away Postgres is from
being able to run SAP?)
regards, tom lane
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