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Re:New in PostgreSQL 10 by unixhero on Friday September 22, 2017 @12:12PM (#15313420)
I would think that not having to pay the Oracle/MS/Sybase/Teradata licenses are a good enough incentive...

Speaking of economic incentives.

That could be a thesis topic for my hereto unwritten PhD in Behavioral Economics:

"Choosing to pay" What are the behavioral aspects of top leadership - Why do people still chose proprietary" A quantitative case study."

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Re:New in PostgreSQL 10 by Ygg2 on Friday September 22, 2017 @12:38PM (#15313687)
If I had to wager, it's support. Oracle/MS generally provide much better support that open source software.
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Re:New in PostgreSQL 10 by jeltz on Friday September 22, 2017 @08:19PM (#15317187)
Oracle is definitely not known for their good support, and there are plenty of companies which provide really good PostgreSQL support.
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