Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Microsoft's Press on MySQL:
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> Sun's Open Source Buying Spree
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> | After MySQL acquisition, Sun plans to pursue other open source vendors.
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>
> http://reddevnews.com/news/devnews/article.aspx?editorialsid=1011
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> And then this:
>
> The new wave
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Gartner?s figures for annual sales of database software suggest that in
> | 2005 ^^^^^^^
> | and 2006, open source databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL had a
> | Marketshare of less than 1%. Out of $105-million business estimated in
> | India during 2006, according to Gartner, the open source vendors had a
> | 0.2% Marketshare against Microsoft SQL?s share of 41.5%, Oracle?s 28.4%
> | and IBM DB2?s of 17.6%. Gartner says it has not yet finalised data for
> | 2007.
> |
> | Another study, by Frost & Sullivan, based on an analysis of 300
> | enterprises
> | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> | across India, indicates that the Indian database market in 2006 was
> | $148.6million (which is higher than the Gartner figure) and is expected
> | to reach $424 million by 2010. Whatever be the numbers in terms of size,
> | Sun...
Odd - neither of these companies appear to have
any approved ways of measuring MySQL and PostgreSQL distribution.
If they have, lets see its certification
by any one of the numerous standards bodies.
They just made up the numbers and lied to anyone
purchasing the reports. All those who purchased
worthless pieces of toilet paper from these companies should
sue to obtain a full refund.
> http://www.financialexpress.com/news/The-new-wave/285258/
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