I think a bit of explanation is required for this story:
http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CozDUWbKbytiXnZy&FQ=Linux&Nav=na-search-&StoryTitle=Linux
Up until now, the MySQL people have been boasting performance as the
product's great advantage. Now this contradicts thi sfor the first time. I
believe it has to do with the test. Perhaps MySQL is faster when you just
do one simple SELECT * FROM table, and that it has never really been
tested in a real-life (or as close as possible) environment?