I am not too sure whether existing MySql customers will be willing to renegotiate their terms and migrate to a costlier Oracle just because oracle wishes to bury MySql.
Regarding the maintenance of 2 different databases..i dont see any financial stress arising out of it. In any case, Oracle will need to support existing customers of Mysql. They cant just drop them. Mysql being open source has widespread penetration...and oracle should not mind using this as an opportunity to gain traction for its own product offering. MySql enjoys traction amongst small businesses and mid sized businesses.Oracle should see this as a business opportunity targeted towards SMBs. I cant think of a single small business today...that can afford an Oracle license! Secondly, apart from Mysql...Oracle can also use other Sun products such as Glassfish+Sailfin, and cut a carrier grade binary bundled with Oracle DB for Teir 1 operators. For small businesses and deployments,they can reuse the current Mysql bundled binary. This will actually help Oracle to cut across the telco operator spectrum. What Oracle actually does...will be clear in due course of time. Maybe then we can look back to this thread and say..."i told u !" :) > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I wonder how many mysql rebels will be created if oracle tries to bury it. > > I'm sure many which in my view will render any attempt to bury mysql > > useless. > > > On Apr 22, 2009, at 1:57 AM, "Al Sutton" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Customers wouldn't be shoo'ed away, they'd be offered an "upgrade". > > > At least one company I have worked for was bought by a competitor primarily > > to remove the company from the market. All the customers were offered > > cross-grades or upgrades with special introductory pricing. > > > My view is that Java will stay, Solaris will get rolled into Linux, and > > MySQL will get merged into a future version of Oracle. That way Oracle get > > to keep a globally strong brand (Java), get support cost savings by > > reducing > > the number of supported platforms (by taking out Solaris), and get > > increased > > sales by removing a strong competitor and replacing it with a product that > > offers an easy migration to their more expensive packages. > > > Al. > > > --- > > > * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > > ====== > > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > > subsidiaries. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of aayush > > Sent: 22 April 2009 03:52 > > To: Android Discuss > > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: [OT] Java is to get a new owner > > > I think they should preserve MySql. They are not paying 7 billion odd > > dollars to close down all existing businesses of Sun, shoo away their > > customers and shut down all marketing channels in the process . > > However,the enterprise version may get costly..very costly. > > > aayush > > > JP wrote: > > Well they kept RDB around. Pro'ly longer than anyone expected. > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Rdb > > I suppose we shall see what's going to happen with MySQL. > > > On Apr 21, 12:12 pm, Stoyan Damov <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Muthu Ramadoss > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > MySQL will be buried in the deepest depth of the ocean and Oracle > > will ride the database monopoly happily ever after. > > > Amen. > > > take care, > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > >http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz > >http://androidrocks.com-Android Consulting. > > > Jonathan Swift - "May you live every day of your life." > > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:36 PM, mike quinn > > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > My concern is what happens to MySQL, as SUN just bought them. > > Will Oracle continue with MySQL development or will they try and > > phase out one of their biggest threats in the database market? > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Incognito <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Very sad to see Sun die although not surprised. I hope Oracle > > doesn't f*cks up Java. > > > On Apr 20, 2009, at 8:35 AM, "Al Sutton" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > IBM blinked, Oracle stepped in.... > > >http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/20/128246&fro > > m=rss<http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/20/128246&fro%0Am...> > > > Al. > > > --- > > > * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > > ====== > > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp > > House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and > > not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, > > or it's subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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