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<p>Not sure what there is to be concerned about.</p>
<p>They’ve decided that they cannot continue to ignore non-Windows platforms, so they’ve ported their proprietary DB to run on Linux.</p>
<p>Big deal.</p>
<p>Frankly I’m surprised it has taken them this long.</p>
<p>The TCO for Windows servers is many times higher than for Linux servers, even if SQL Server is free.</p>
<p>They’re basically missing out on the low-end of the market, since so many people are migrating to Linux-based servers simply because they’re cheaper to run. Not to mention their security is usually better.</p>
<p>-David “The Tool Wiz” Schwartz</p>
<blockquote><p>On Mar 16, 2016, at 8:48 AM, Keith Smith <techlists@phpcoderusa.com> wrote:</p>
<p>My Opinion is it is time to be concerned. M$ will try to pervert or own anything they can. Now they are in the open source DB game.</p>
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