Comments on: Should the Oracle/MySQL combo face antitrust opposition? http://www.dbms2.com/2009/04/20/should-the-oraclemysql-combo-face-antitrust-opposition/ Choices in data management and analysis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:57:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: What could or should make Oracle/MySQL antitrust concerns go away? | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services http://www.dbms2.com/2009/04/20/should-the-oraclemysql-combo-face-antitrust-opposition/#comment-139976 What could or should make Oracle/MySQL antitrust concerns go away? | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:53:26 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=756#comment-139976 [...] the Oracle/MySQL deal was first announced, I wrote: I can probably come up with business practices that could make things very hard on Oracle/MySQL [...] [...] the Oracle/MySQL deal was first announced, I wrote: I can probably come up with business practices that could make things very hard on Oracle/MySQL [...]

]]> By: יהונתן קלינגר | 7.4 מיליארד דולר של הגבלים עסקיים ‏ :: Intellect or Insanity‏ http://www.dbms2.com/2009/04/20/should-the-oraclemysql-combo-face-antitrust-opposition/#comment-118567 יהונתן קלינגר | 7.4 מיליארד דולר של הגבלים עסקיים ‏ :: Intellect or Insanity‏ Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:11:54 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=756#comment-118567 [...] 3. במקום IBM, נכנסה לשוק אורקל, ענקית מסדי הנתונים. Oracle הציעה 7.4 מיליארד דולר בעבור סאן. החברה, שמנכ"לה, לארי אליסון, הבהיר בעבר שאינו רואה בקוד פתוח איום צריכה כעת לא רק שקוד פתוח ותוכנה חופשית אינם איום, אלא, כדברי מארק שאטלוורת', אורקל תהיה כעת חברת התוכנה החופשית הגדולה בעולם. כלומר, אורקל שעד לפני רגע ראתה את MySQL בתור תחרות אידיאולוגית למודלים שלה, כעת עשויה להיות בכלל מונופול וכפופה לדיני הגבלים עסקיים. [...] [...] 3. במקום IBM, נכנסה לשוק אורקל, ענקית מסדי הנתונים. Oracle הציעה 7.4 מיליארד דולר בעבור סאן. החברה, שמנכ”לה, לארי אליסון, הבהיר בעבר שאינו רואה בקוד פתוח איום צריכה כעת לא רק שקוד פתוח ותוכנה חופשית אינם איום, אלא, כדברי מארק שאטלוורת’, אורקל תהיה כעת חברת התוכנה החופשית הגדולה בעולם. כלומר, אורקל שעד לפני רגע ראתה את MySQL בתור תחרות אידיאולוגית למודלים שלה, כעת עשויה להיות בכלל מונופול וכפופה לדיני הגבלים עסקיים. [...]

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.dbms2.com/2009/04/20/should-the-oraclemysql-combo-face-antitrust-opposition/#comment-117870 Curt Monash Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:14:28 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=756#comment-117870 Dan, Please see my other posts on that subject. :) Dan,

Please see my other posts on that subject. :)

]]> By: Daniel Weinreb http://www.dbms2.com/2009/04/20/should-the-oraclemysql-combo-face-antitrust-opposition/#comment-117866 Daniel Weinreb Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:43:55 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=756#comment-117866 I recently downloaded the free version of MySQL, and the license is the GPL. If the only version one can get is GPL'ed, then one can't really fork it and use it in commercial products that aren't open-source, right? I recently downloaded the free version of MySQL, and the license is the GPL. If the only version one can get is GPL’ed, then one can’t really fork it and use it in commercial products that aren’t open-source, right?

]]> By: fullrun » Blog Archive » Re: Oracle & MySQL: Twitter calls, hacks and bloggers respond http://www.dbms2.com/2009/04/20/should-the-oraclemysql-combo-face-antitrust-opposition/#comment-117503 fullrun » Blog Archive » Re: Oracle & MySQL: Twitter calls, hacks and bloggers respond Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:27:16 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=756#comment-117503 [...] analyst Curt Monash lined up all of the clear and present dangers — and then dismissed them, like [...] [...] analyst Curt Monash lined up all of the clear and present dangers — and then dismissed them, like [...]

]]> By: Experts: Oracle and MySQL do not create a database monopoly « BREAKING IT NEWS FOR BUSINESS http://www.dbms2.com/2009/04/20/should-the-oraclemysql-combo-face-antitrust-opposition/#comment-117499 Experts: Oracle and MySQL do not create a database monopoly « BREAKING IT NEWS FOR BUSINESS Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:11:39 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=756#comment-117499 [...] “Oracle is a powerhouse in database management systems, but it’s hardly a monopolist,” wrote analyst Curt Monash of Monash Research today. “I may well be overlooking something, but I haven’t found a compelling antitrust trigger.” [...] [...] “Oracle is a powerhouse in database management systems, but it’s hardly a monopolist,” wrote analyst Curt Monash of Monash Research today. “I may well be overlooking something, but I haven’t found a compelling antitrust trigger.” [...]

]]> By: Oracle-Sun: Whither MySQL? | Finley & Cook, PLLC http://www.dbms2.com/2009/04/20/should-the-oraclemysql-combo-face-antitrust-opposition/#comment-117493 Oracle-Sun: Whither MySQL? | Finley & Cook, PLLC Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:00:51 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=756#comment-117493 [...] Curt Monash speculates on the likelihood of an antitrust challenge. “A merged Oracle/MySQL will dwarf the competition in ways that Oracle or MySQL alone don’t,” he writes. [...] [...] Curt Monash speculates on the likelihood of an antitrust challenge. “A merged Oracle/MySQL will dwarf the competition in ways that Oracle or MySQL alone don’t,” he writes. [...]

]]> By: Peter http://www.dbms2.com/2009/04/20/should-the-oraclemysql-combo-face-antitrust-opposition/#comment-117441 Peter Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:05:36 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=756#comment-117441 I read one source, that mentioned that the combined market position of both MySQL and Oracle on the Web database market could constitute a monopoly. LAMP is now LAOP ... But waht will all the competitors say to the fact that Oracle now runs JAVA? Will SAP, IBM, MICROSOFT like it? I read one source, that mentioned that the combined market position of both MySQL and Oracle on the Web database market could constitute a monopoly. LAMP is now LAOP …

But waht will all the competitors say to the fact that Oracle now runs JAVA? Will SAP, IBM, MICROSOFT like it?

]]> By: Icma2002.Com » Blog Archive » Oracle-Sun: Whither MySQL? http://www.dbms2.com/2009/04/20/should-the-oraclemysql-combo-face-antitrust-opposition/#comment-117438 Icma2002.Com » Blog Archive » Oracle-Sun: Whither MySQL? Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:45:42 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=756#comment-117438 [...] Curt Monash speculates on the likelihood of an antitrust challenge. “A merged Oracle/MySQL will dwarf the competition in ways that Oracle or MySQL alone don’t,” he writes. [...] [...] Curt Monash speculates on the likelihood of an antitrust challenge. “A merged Oracle/MySQL will dwarf the competition in ways that Oracle or MySQL alone don’t,” he writes. [...]

]]> By: Trade Jim News » Oracle-Sun: Whither MySQL? http://www.dbms2.com/2009/04/20/should-the-oraclemysql-combo-face-antitrust-opposition/#comment-117436 Trade Jim News » Oracle-Sun: Whither MySQL? Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:42:24 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=756#comment-117436 [...] Curt Monash speculates on the likelihood of an antitrust challenge. “A merged Oracle/MySQL will dwarf the competition in ways that Oracle or MySQL alone don’t,” he writes. [...] [...] Curt Monash speculates on the likelihood of an antitrust challenge. “A merged Oracle/MySQL will dwarf the competition in ways that Oracle or MySQL alone don’t,” he writes. [...]

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