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Re: Oracle buys Innobase

Chris Travers <chris@travelamericas.com>

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From: Chris Travers <chris@travelamericas.com>
To: Robert Bernier <robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca>
Cc: pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org
Date: 2005-10-17T21:47:21Z
Lists: pgsql-general 
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