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MySQL A Threat To The Big Database Vendors?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the larry-scoffs dept.

geekinexile writes: "Bloomberg is running a story on the growth of MySQL as an alternative to the big commercial database systems." The story mentions PostgreSQL as well, and presents a generally positive view of both.

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  1. Tomorrow's top story on MSNBC by inkswamp · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    "MySQL: The Communist Threat."

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  2. Re:In other news: Vi still no threat to MS Word by liloldme · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    If you try to make it do things that it can't, of course you're gonna get burned.

    Yeah, like trying to use it as a database...

  3. Re:Still Some Roads to Conquer by Malcontent · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    remember he is a windows DBA. He probably has an MSCE and is therefore an idiot.

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