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Cynical take: Oracle didn’t need MySQL to be a profit center since it already offers a much more expensive alternative. They enjoyed good ROI by fragmenting the
by mmahemoff 3y ago
Cynical take: Oracle didn’t need MySQL to be a profit center since it already offers a much more expensive alternative. They enjoyed good ROI by fragmenting the MySQL community, chilling usage and external development, and therefore slowing down the whole project.
- pjmlp 3y agoMySQL is used as upsell, when it can't take the requirements any longer, there is Oracle RDMS over there with a nice upgrade deal discussed over lunch.