Re: Oracle buys Innobase

scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org ("Marc G. Fournier") writes:
> Stupid question here, but how susceptible is Oracle to "monopolistic
> practices", similar to what M$ is going through with the DoJ in the
> US? This seems to be *very* close to the line, if it isn't over it
> ... no?

No. The market for databases is hardly a monopoly, what with (at the
top end) DB2 and Microsoft SQL Server being actively sold alternatives
to Oracle's products.

Someone might argue that there is a problem, but there would be plenty
of counterevidence to counterargue with.
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