Subject Oracle Finds the Flaw in MySQL's Business Plan
Author Leyne, Sean
An interesting read.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1869989,00.asp


It does ask two important questions:

Why have a contractual relationship with a company that makes such a
core piece of your architecture?

Why not just buy them, as the company has done with other important
pieces?


Sean