Re: Sun Talks about MySQL

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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