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Re: Oracle Innobase Purchase Impacts MySQL.

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 11:01:25 -0700
Message-ID: <1128880883.610859@yasure>


Jim Kennedy wrote:

> <saghir.taj_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1128853793.475008.244320_at_g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> 

>>As reported in several sources Oracle has acquired Innobase Oy for an
>>undisclosed sum of money.This appears to be a strategic move by Oracle
>>to put MySQL between a rock and hard place...... For Full Story visit.
>>http://www.dbnest.com/news.php?nid=1009&cid=3.
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> 
> Interesting.  I wonder if Innobase stepped on any Oracle patents and this is
> a way to take care of that.  Notice the sum is undisclosed.
> Jim

Wouldn't be surprised. I'm waiting for Microsoft to release SQL Server 2005 and its blatant attempt to imitate Oracle's multiversion read consistency. Wouldn't surprise me at all if the law suits are already drawn up: They should be!

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Daniel A. Morgan
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