| From: | "Merlin Moncure" <merlin(dot)moncure(at)rcsonline(dot)com> |
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| To: | "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au> |
| Cc: | <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase |
| Date: | 2005-10-19 12:31:34 |
| Message-ID: | 6EE64EF3AB31D5448D0007DD34EEB3417DD60E@Herge.rcsinc.local |
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> > No, that doesn't seem to follow ... if Oracle are spending their
> > resources to attack MySQL rather than us, the conclusion would be
that
> > they are clearly still more informed by "the buzz" than technical
merit.
>
> With no disrespect to PostgreSQL, MySQL has 100x our downloads and
> installations...
>
> Oracle is simply going after by far the biggest open source database
> player...
>
> Chris
Maybe I can bring some insight here. I think mysql's strategic alliance
with SAP is much scarier to Oracle than Market/Mind share. Oracle's
gameplan is built around convincing companies that they need to spend
millions of dollars in database software to drive their erp/crm systems.
Also, I think the market/mind share of business application development
is much closer to parity, and will continue to improve in light of the
solid windows port.
Merlin
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