On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:07:19 -0500 Olaf Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am still amazed by the fact that youtube "is worth" 1.5 billion and > MySQL AB barely 1 billion. Did they sell under price? Or does Google > just have way to much many to spend/waste? > On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:14:36 -0600 "Jay Blanchard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Or that Facebook is 'worth' multiple billions when they do not really > have a way to make money yet. > Uh, you both have to be kidding comparing MySQL with Youtube and Facebook, right? I'm not saying the $1 billion for MySQL was the right price, I believe it was a bargain for Sun but you are comparing apples and oranges. Go out on the street and ask people if they ever heard of these three. I bet you a few people will know MySQL, a lot will know Facebook and everybody will know Youtube. Youtube and Facebook are websites, visited by millions of people every day. That's what makes it it's value, future and present advertisements. YouTube was even used by CNN for the Republican and Democratic debates. Did you ever hear of MySQL on TV, anywhere? -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
