MySQL To Be Ikea Of The Database Market

Rob wrote to mention an article discussing MySQL's intent to become 'the Ikea of databases'. From the piece: "While new entrants into the open source database market, such as EnterpriseDB and Pervasive Software, have made no secret of their intentions to chase Oracle's market share, Mr Mickos said MySQL is happy to leave them to it. 'We are thankful that they are there to define the market, there is no product if you're the only vendor,' he said. "Pervasive and EnterpriseDB are going up against Oracle. We don't want to be in that space, we don't want to take the heat from Oracle. If you're working in a zoo you don't want to be the one who has to brush the teeth of the lion.'"

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[dsginter]

Now that Postgres has a pretty easy to use Windows installer, the benefits of MySQL are gone (though it befuddles me that *Windows*, of all things is what made MySQL successful in the first place).

Re:The database for homosexuals?

[Afecks]

I'd like to know where you get your statistics from. Unless you are gay and also speaking for your gay friends.

Ignoring your obvious lack of facts, just because a certain group majority tends to like something doesn't mean it's "for" that group. Ikea put out a commercial showing two gay men shopping for furniture. That's not trying to promote their furniture for gays. That's showing that they have a progressive view of things and that their furniture is for everyone. Of course gay people took kindly to that show of acceptance and in turn it strengthened their opinion of Ikea positively.

For your sake I hope it was a troll. If you didn't intend your remarks to be inflammatory then you are just plain ignorant. So if I were you, I would stick with it being a troll. No wait, if I were you I'd kill myself (outside) and stop stinking up my mommy's basement.