“Within the past two years, Oracle, IBM and Microsoft have all
released freely available versions of their flagship database
servers, a move that would have been unheard of just a few years
ago. While their respective representatives would argue the move
was made in order to better accommodate the needs of all users,
it’s fairly clear that continued pressure from open source
alternatives such as MySQL and PostgreSQL have caused these
database juggernauts to rethink their strategies within this
increasingly competitive market.“While PostgreSQL’s adoption rate continues to accelerate, some
folks wonder why that rate isn’t even steeper given its impressive
array of features. One can speculate that many of the reasons for
not considering its adoption tend to be based on either outdated or
misinformed sources…”
SearchOpenSource: Five Reasons Why You Should Never Use PostgreSQL–Ever
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