Sun acquires MySQL
Posted by kylistah on January 16, 2008
Announced today on the MySQL blog, Sun Microsystems announced plans to acquire MySQL AB.
The article states that, ” Given Sun’s proven track record as the largest contributor to Open Source, I think MySQL users have plenty of reason to feel happy about the acquisition. ” However, this may mean more problems for Microsoft SQL Server.
How so? With a major backer like Sun, it’s hard for people to say MySQL is not ready for the Enterprise. MySQL will get more development power with the Enterprise Java sites.
Read the full announcement here.
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