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<br><div><div>On 13 Dec 2009, at 22:04, Simon Johnson wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font> The two markets are complimentary. Ford makes supercars and it makes the KA. It is a sensible business strategy to do. Similiarly, it is sensible to fund both MySQL and Oracle. <br> <br><br></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">While i have not followed this closely - i believe that the concerns of the commission relate to competition. And that by Oracle taking over Sun and getting mysql into the bargain this may have negative competition implications. The fact that both orgs have difference segments of the market may be less of a factor than the overall impact on competition. Also what is interesting is that the number of orgs intending to use mysql is rising exponentially whereas for Oracle with its fairly expensive offering - the new sales market is difficult - in the current economic climate.</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">What seems to have sparked this event is an attempt by Oracle to influence the opinion of the commission through a manipulated process. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Given that factor hope everyone who uses mysql for their business or the clients business - fill in the email and forward to the commission.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Aidan</span></font></div></body></html>