[geeks] "$9,000 is the new free"

[Mark Benson]

On 21 Apr 2010, at 02:27, Phil Stracchino wrote:

> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-20002921-16.html
>
> "As noted by The H, Oracle still touts its Open Document Format (ODF)
> plug-in for Microsoft Office as a free download. But clicking through
> reveals that Oracle has changed its license terms for the formerly free
> plug-in, which enables Office users to read, edit, and save to ODF. The
> price is now $90 per user, with a minimum of 100 users."

It's only a matter of time before StarOffice and OOo become the same thing and
cost $200 a seat and OpenSolaris 'disappears'.

I worry for the Future of MySQL, I really do worry.


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