____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 18 December 2007 15:25 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> The end of the proprietary database?
>>
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>>| While Packer does not believe that proprietary databases are doomed, he
>>| does see the writing on the wall in emerging markets and that the increased
>>| use of open source will eventually surround proprietary databases in
>>| established markets. Unless the proprietary suppliers respond they risk
>>| losing business in the long-term.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/12/17/the-end-of-the-proprietary-database/
>>
>
> The cost/performance ratio free software makes it disruptive. In the
> long-run, proprietary software is not going to be successful in
> mainstream areas against open-source - such is the nature of this kind
> of disruption. It's likely that there will be niche operations for very
> specialist users and uses, where there would be no economic or
> performance advantage to be had from an open-source offering, but over
> time, even those will be pushed to the edges.
There are many examples of things people did tirelessly or paid plenty for
before they became a commodity that's taken for granted. Software is one of
these things. When was the last time you paid for a database in your Web site?
How much did your server software cost you? Have you saved enough money for
your next software upgrade (or 'upgrade', in the case of forced ones)?
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