Comments on: Pressure builds for Oracle to sell MySQL http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/eye-on-oracle/pressure-builds-for-oracle-to-sell-mysql/ A SearchOracle.com blog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:03:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ozcanyoner http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/eye-on-oracle/pressure-builds-for-oracle-to-sell-mysql/#comment-1399 Ozcanyoner Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:31:13 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/eye-on-oracle/?p=785#comment-1399 Hmmm I am not sure I understand the logic here : [“MySQL is the leading open source, low-end database. Larry says it will not compete with Oracle or DB2 but with Microsoft so he has every reason to want it to succeed,” McNealy said.] implies that mysql is NOT a competitor to Oracle [... MySQL. It certainly can’t be sold to IBM, SAP, Hewlett-Packard or any other major competitor of either Oracle or Sun without the strong objections of Mr. Ellison ...] implies that mysql IS a competitor to Oracle. regards Hmmm I am not sure I understand the logic here :
[“MySQL is the leading open source, low-end database. Larry says it will not compete with Oracle or DB2 but with Microsoft so he has every reason to want it to succeed,” McNealy said.] implies that mysql is NOT a competitor to Oracle

[... MySQL. It certainly can’t be sold to IBM, SAP, Hewlett-Packard or any other major competitor of either Oracle or Sun without the strong objections of Mr. Ellison ...] implies that mysql IS a competitor to Oracle.

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