| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca> |
| Cc: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Sun Talks about MySQL |
| Date: | 2008-04-24 15:46:49 |
| Message-ID: | 200804241546.m3OFknA11638@momjian.us |
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Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 02:28:41PM +0100, Simon Riggs wrote:
>
> > I think they have interpreted the flaws of MySQL as something they can
> > sell more services with - so, dangerous, difficult to use etc all mean
> > additional $$$. It's certainly what Oracle did for years.
>
> _The UNIX Hater's Handbook_ can be interpreted as arguing that the above is
> also what Sun did for another well-known technology in the past ;-)
True, and that strategy works only when there are few alternatives.
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