Re: Oracle buys Innobase - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Chris Travers
Subject Re: Oracle buys Innobase
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In response to Re: Oracle buys Innobase  (Robert Bernier <robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca>)
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Robert Bernier wrote:

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>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.
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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.

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers
Metatron Technology Consulting

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