Re: [GENERAL] MySQL gets $19.5 MM

Le Mercredi 04 Juin 2003 14:49, Ned Lilly a écrit :
> This, combined with the admittedly weird SAP DB deal, is bad news for
> PostgreSQL.  Today, it's clearly the superior product.  It will be tomorrow
> too.  But Betamax was pretty neat too.
> PostgreSQL needs more corporate support.  Case studies are great, but
> someone needs to step into the void that Great Bridge created.

Betamax failed because it was developped by a single company (Sony) on its
own. MySQL do not have a community of developpers. PostgreSQL is a world
community. So why do you say PostgreSQL is going to be the next Betamax?

Furthermore, do you know the "burn-rate" of MySQL (the money spent everyday to
survive)? Answer: probably 19,5 million dollars devided by a few years. And
what will happen when MySQL runs out of fuel?

Cheers,
Jean-Michel