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Re:Introducing Cloud Spanner, a Global Database Service by obstinate on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @12:39PM (#13645359)
I imagine the globally distributed database market is big enough for more than one winner. The presence of competitors can sometimes even be a boon, increasing the visibility of a market's goods relative to other similar goods.
Re:Introducing Cloud Spanner, a Global Database Service by rrdharan on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @12:48PM (#13645444)
And assuming some reasonable compatibility/portability/migration story it can help in reducing the rational fear of proprietary lock-in.