Oracle allows us to buy Sun or sell MySQL for the EU

According to foreign media reports, Trip Chowdhry, an analyst at Global Equities Research, said, oracle may need to strip or sell Sun's MySQL open source database business to obtain approval from the EU Anti-Monopoly Regulatory Authority for Sun's acquisition plan.

Qiao Derry said that the "MySQL Community" is deeply worried about Oracle's MySQL, saying that users do not believe that Oracle will be "good-hearted ". Of course, what's more important is the attitude of EU regulators, because it is the "last obstacle" for Oracle to complete its acquisition of Sun ". Qiao Derry pointed out that EU regulators may think that Oracle's MySQL will weaken competition in the enterprise database market.

Qiao Derry pointed out that more than 98% of MySQL customers do not purchase paid support services, and the MySQL business revenue will not exceed $50 million per year. "To approve Sun's acquisition, Oracle may need to strip away from its MySQL business," he wrote in the report ." He pointed out that, on the other hand, striking MySQL is good for Oracle. "MySQL is a burden, not an asset ".