The news has been floating around for a few hours now, about Oracle acquiring Innobase Oy. Ponder ponder, gossip gossip… don’t we life in interesting times? 😉
Please also take a peek at MySQL AB’s official response MySQL AB Welcomes Oracle’s Endorsement of Open Source Database Technology and Kaj’s community message MySQL AB Welcomes Oracle to the FOSS Database Market.
Zack Urlocker also made an interesting post (even includes a nice photo).
Check the reason behind Innobase Acquisition:
http://www.msvistablog.net/comment.php?comment.news.77
That’s one person’s opinion. I won’t speculate.