SeekingAlpha: Red Hat, MySQL: From Best Friends to Foes?

“We’ve all seen it: Friendships that start in grammar school,
blossom in high school and collapse in college. Or worse, the grade
school friends who become fierce rivals in the corporate world.
Does such a fate await Red Hat and MySQL, two of the most powerful
companies in the open source market?

“Red Hat and MySQL are growing up together in the technology
industry. And over the next few months, they will depend on each
other more than ever before. But for both companies to continue to
thrive, they’ll need to avoid several temptations…”

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