I am not judging this move by mysql, as long as it stays open source, this is probably good for the product itself.
I just think it is weird that a pure entertainment website (admittedly with lots of users) is estimated at so much more than a software company. Olaf On 1/17/08 12:10 PM, "Barry Newton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Olaf Stein 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? >> >> Greetings from the just wondering... >> Olaf > MySQL A.B., so far as I know, derives income from training, pubs sales, > and enterprise support, with expense for salaries, space leases (at > least some staff work from home), and equipment. The value of such an > organization is inevitably based on somebody's best guess about future > revenues. I'm encouraged about the prospects of MySQL when I remember > that Sun is a major sponsor of open source application software. ----------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: The following mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. The recipient is responsible to maintain the confidentiality of this information and to use the information only for authorized purposes. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any review, use, disclosure, distribution, copying, printing, or action taken in reliance on the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
