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And don't forget to mention MySQL. I just hope they'll keep it all alive or my apps are screwed!
by ucdaz 17y ago
And don't forget to mention MySQL. I just hope they'll keep it all alive or my apps are screwed!
- drawkbox 17y agoYes but they didn't build it. They bought it. Maybe to sweeten the deal for a buyer. MySql might not have sold to Oracle directly?
- jacquesm 17y agoCorrection, Sun might not have sold to Oracle directly if they didn't have MySQL on board... Like this Oracle gets a very large number of extra contacts in the corporate database world.
- philfreo 17y agoSo the world's third most popular database system acquires the second. So much for competition! http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/marketshare/ http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/marketshare/