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Open Source vs. the Database Vendors

Posted by Hemos on from the the-battle-is-joined dept.

bhmit1 writes "BusinessWeek has another spread on open source this week. Among them is an article about open source vs. the database vendors which focused on how businesses are looking to save money with open source (rather than using the source to innovate). From the article: "The databases work fine, but as data volume grows, so do the checks to Oracle, IBM, or Microsoft. Many users aren't clamoring for more features, and some don't even use the bells and whistles they already paid for. They would happily trade some to get their hands on the source code and a better deal." Disclaimer: that quote came from Sony."

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  1. from sony by Amouth · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wow they really are going out to their way to shove drm into anything arn't they.

    ok bashing done.

    personaly i agree most of the bess wishles arn't ever used.. i just one something that is fast and small

    --
    '...if only "Jumping to a Conclusion" was an event in the Olympics.'
  2. Uh, yeah... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Disclaimer: that quote came from Sony.

    See, this is why I rarely get my submissions accepted -- I have too much dignity to throw in a moronic closing line like that one. By the way, you idiots continue to not have the slightest idea what "innovate" really means...

  3. Other open source databases. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Call me when either MySQL or PostgreSQL support .OGG files. Until then I will be using iOracle.