Re: PostgreSQL 9.0

[Ron Johnson <ron(dot)l(dot)johnson(at)cox(dot)net>]

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On 01/29/07 16:05, tom wrote:
> No.
> Postgres does not represent an economic entity that can compete for $$
> with Oracle.
> 
> It's also not nearly as popular.  And I mean that in a very pop-culture
> way.
> How long did it take Oracle to support Linux?  Only when it became
> "pop"ular to do so.
> 
> Who would they target anyways?
> There's no one company....

They could buy out CommandPrompt and EnterpriseDB...

The buyouts wouldn't *kill* pg, but they would wound it mightily.


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