I don't think it would be in Oracle's interest to do damage to MySQL. In the past MySQL attempted to grow up into Oracle range and largely failed. Likewise, n

I don't think it would be in Oracle's interest to do damage to MySQL. In the past MySQL attempted to grow up into Oracle range and largely failed. Likewise, nobody uses Oracle when they're throwing together the first many dozen iterations on a web app. Where I see the opportunity is using MySQL as part of their funnel to larger Oracle solutions by providing a smooth upgrade path.