Oracle, MySQL and the EU: The Q&A
The article is great, although my favorite point is only discussed near the end:
In the abstract, it’s easy to see how Oracle could use MySQL as a complement to its flagship product; MySQL for low end, low margin accounts where Oracle doesn’t currently compete or, tactically, to undermine SQL Server and/or DB2 in particular accounts.
As a few folks have pointed out, the Oracle sales force is going to dislike MySQL even more than the Sun sales force did, as it is a low margin product competing – at least in some sense – with a high margin staple.
I also agree that Oracle and MySQL aren’t really competitors, unlike Sonic (proprietary and outdated) and FUSE (open source and leading-edge), which is another interesting story to follow.
http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/10/23/oracle-mysql-and-the-eu-the-qa/
