| From: | Robert Bernier <robert(dot)bernier5(at)sympatico(dot)ca> |
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| To: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Oracle buys Innobase |
| Date: | 2005-10-17 22:09:59 |
| Message-ID: | 200510171809.59303.robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca |
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On Monday 17 October 2005 17:47, Chris Travers wrote:
> Robert Bernier wrote:
> >Hey, don't forget MySQL AB is a European company. This won't fly like it
> > would in the US, the anti-trust laws are stricter.
>
> Why not? One would be hard to argue that removing MySQL from the market
> place would have any adverse effect on competition. Are competitors
> then never allowed to merge in the EU? Besides who would have standing
> to sue? IANAL though and I am an American so I could misunderstand
> something pretty fundamental.
In canada we have a thing called the competition bureau, a company is not allowed to buy another company if its to reduce competition
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